India’s Internet shutdown in Kashmir is the longest ever in a democracy

I think it's good to be aware of how sick a democracy can get. Anti-Semitism was very popular in Germany. Islamophobia is very popular in India. You can't just blame it on a few evil strongmen. Sometimes, it's the culture that's at fault.

woodandsteel2• 7 years ago

It was a democracy, but it was not what is known in political philosophy as a liberal democracy. A liberal democracy is one that respects human rights. So India under the rule of the BJP is transforming from a liberal democracy to an illiberal democracy.

This is not surprising, since liberal democracy is a modern western concept, but the BJP holds that traditional Hindu culture is best.

Halluxfboy009• 7 years ago

Kashmiris call the train the Internet Express. It shuttles people out of the Kashmir Valley — where India has shut down access to the Internet for more than four months — to the nearest town where they can get online.

On a recent foggy morning, it was full of people hoping to renew driver’s licenses, apply for passports, fill out admissions forms and check email. They included 16-year-old Khushboo Yaqoob, who was rushing to register for a medical school exam. “If I had any other option, I wouldn’t be here,” she said.

India’s Internet shutdown in Kashmir is the longest ever in a democracy

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