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1 year of Intolerant Indians is over. We revisit the previous season and set our sights on the next mission. TN 2021.

Article 370 and article 35A are now history thanks to the most important duo of independent India - Narendra Modi and Amit Shah. The first step to addressing the existential crisis of India has happened right under their watch and a new beginning arrives to bring Kashmir back into India. PKMKB.

A muslim mob recently vandalised a Hindu temple in old Delhi. A heated debate is going on right now, to understand what happened and why it happened. While incidents like these keep happening now and then in our country, this time it's a bit different in our minds. Fresh after the re-election of the largest Hindu majority government ever in the history of independent India, we start to identify a lot of manipulative communal incidents here and there which seem to be squarely aimed at inciting riots. On one hand, our Prime Minister is being blamed for inaction because why are we, the majority community in India, still living in fear? Why, even after getting re-elected, is the leadership not showing spine to quash these communal divisive forces? While the main question must be to find out who is behind this incitement, it is also an important time to look at the root cause of every single "religion" related problem in Bharat - Islam and its followers. The monotheistic philosophy behind Islam is NOT a good fit in this great ancient nation which has been guarding its polytheist traditions for centuries, way before Islam was even a thing. So, why are they still making problems here? One answer is they are now shit scared that the BJP is back in power and want to create an atmosphere of intolerance to put the blame on Hindus and possibly make at least Amit Shah resign as the Home minister, but the other reason is far deeper, it is the ideology of Islam itself.  What can we do about it? Do Muslims really think we are still in the Mughal era, where they successfully managed to taunt, suppress and humiliate Hindus by razing down the most important temples in our tradition? Do they really think their constitution, the Quran, is above the constitution of India? By the way, is Islam a threat just to India or, as we have been seeing recently, with all the terror attacks, the whole world? What are the ideas that drive the followers of Islam to behave this way?  We try to find out what the reasons are behind the Islamic threat to humanity. Do listen. Jai Hind. 

Oh, the leftists. They know nothing but to deny, deceive and lie. It is the same modus operandi as low level crooks who steal and when they get caught, they say they didn't do it.  Isn't that how criminals behave when they get caught? Deny, deny, deny? Recently, they've been going against conservatives in the online media. It's not new, they have done this before an they're at it again and we think this is the right moment to dissect and expose these criminals and their modus operandi so that we can effectively counter it. Listen in!

While BJP secured a single-party majority in LS 2019 elections by dominating the national narratives, the same party failed to secure even a single seat in TN. Even worse is the fact that its allies in the NDA got a lonely 1 out of 38 seats that were contested upon. There were clear ominous signs that the anti-modi media ecosystem had completely hijacked the narratives in Tamil Nadu over many years but nothing has been done about it yet. Sure there were other factors that didn't help the NDA, like the internally fractured ADMK or the vote-splitting deposit-losing AMMK but the truth is, there was no competing narrative to the hatred-spewing fake anti-Modi narratives and THIS remains the biggest reason why NDA lost in Tamil Nadu.  So, what are these fake narratives we should know about? and what is the modus operandi of this hateful ecosystem that sometimes hijacks even legit narratives like Jallikattu and turn it against Modi? By trying to break this down, we want to send this message to all our fellow Intolerant Indians - The war of narratives for 2021 begins here!

All narratives of the 2019 elections, laid bare. Before and after the results, we analyze how BJP has managed to control, steer and dominate the narratives of this year's historic elections.  As we had expected, Narendra Modi has won. From being in the middle of election, watching narratives unfold to witnessing the massive euphoria on the day of the victory speech, we take you through what we consider one of the most important election in our lives so far.  How did it really happen and what possibly can we do about the Tamil Nadu situation?  Prepare yourself some food and sit-in for some political banter! 

Behind the scenes of Elections 2019 - Phase 2 - Tamil Nadu

Social Media has largely replaced mainstream media as the primary news platform, in which individual sources have gradually become known personalities. Every user on a platform like Twitter has their own megaphone, own small media company which can post all kinds of content to their followers.  2014 was a watershed year for the entry of politics into these platforms. The virality of content was a big draw for politicians to spread their message. We've been observing this phenomenon for some time now, having used social media exclusively for consuming politics for the past few years.  In these years, we have come across many personalities who have become primary sources of information as well as prominent political "handles" as we call it.  This is our first interview with one such Twitter personality, who has had a VERY interesting story behind his journey in politics which closely intertwines with social media.  Meet @HariIndic - Hari Prabhakaran is now fully indulged in the campaign to get Narendra Damodardas Modi elected again. He's been recognized by the Prime Minister himself, who recently wished him on his birthday and gave him a follow on Twitter. What led Hari to this place? Who is he? Where does he come from? This and more in our first ever interview. This is the true story of Hari Prabhakaran. 

When you're part of the culture war, a lot of words are thrown around with deep assumptions behind them. Fascists are right wing lunatics, the Nazis were the worst of the RW so any nationalist is either a Nazi or a Fascist. But when you peel the covers and look into history, a fascinating truth reveals itself.  We've already talked about a left wing and a right wing and what it means to us. In that series, we have updated ourselves with new information from various sources, prominently Dinesh D'Souza, a conservative political filmmaker from the US who helps dissect the recent past of American history.  Why is a failed economic ideology still being propagated, even after it has killed millions of people due to its failure? Why is the "right wing" being blamed now, even though the so-called "left wing" of the past were nationalists too?  Baffling questions lead to quite a few answers and sow the seeds of even deeper questions.  This episode, we are intolerant about socialism, a failed ideology that's clinging on to possibly its final years in the culture war. It's time we ask some tough questions about history. 

Is there a neutral position in politics? Or is it just an illusion? If there's neutrality, how could it really manifest in decision making?  What is a "positive" social justice? Is this the trump card that will fix India's traditional caste-based fault lines that are routinely exploited by vulture politicians as vote banks?  What is the reality of demographics in 2019 India? Are those who're going to vote for the first time really sensible enough to vote? Those who are still living in a protected bubble, do they understand the concept of a nation state and the reality of survival?  With only one month left to vote, we try to answer these very important questions. 

The so-called founding fathers of our constitution have made sure that it is going to take quite some time to fully decolonize ourselves from the clutches of an occupying mindset. We are still occupied and still communicating in a language foreign to our lands, we cannot be guilty about it but sure as hell can try to change ourselves.  But here's the catch. To change ourselves, we need political will. It's 2019, and so far the only government that has spoken about this kind of change and has allowed a tiny bit of change to happen is the Modi government. We're only getting started though. Meanwhile, to keep us divided and keep India weak as an economic power, there are a lot of dividing forces, funded by competing economic powers making sure India remains weak and unstable. Conniving insiders help make this happen, people like Seeman, Thirumurugan Gandhi and many who oppose Modi fall in this camp. They want to keep us weak, restrict our potential by dividing us. Why are they still Indian citizens? Well, our constitution is still occupied by a colonial mindset, that's why.  One stone, two mangoes. We argue why we'd like to see some change in one of the most holy untouched taboo topics of conversation - constitutional law. If the Supreme Court can continue its tradition of wearing colonial era black robes and "mi lord" addresses and at the same time attack our historical traditions like the recent Sabarimala issue, it is time for us to rise against this unfair treatment by an occupied colonial mindset.  Welcome to season 3 of our podcast. We are more intolerant than ever. Join our movement, we are INTOLERANT INDIANS!

Just another update before we begin season 3 of our podcast. It’s been an insane ride and we’d like to thank each and every one of you who’s been listening to our intolerant conversations on Indian politics. We are very excited about the upcoming elections and we wanted to give you an update on what we have been up to. Again, thank you for listening! Do share your favourite episodes with your friends, we’ll be back very soon with season 3!

"Pakistan is not a country, it's a mindset." - said a wise man on Twitter. This mindset is corrupt to the core because it is built on fear and responds to any kind of communication with hatred. Such a mind is not good for the survival of a society. Especially a society that has harnessed the power of the stars to create a space civilization using what's available. We are so intelligent that we have made mini stars in the form of nuclear bombs. Our gene wants to survive by fighting with an applied mind.  In this path to survival of greatness, minds like Pakistan delay or pull back progress. Pakistan is cancer and it shouldn't exist. We argue and expose all the reasons why this is the case, after following the tense but historic moments that followed India's retaliation, a fight against the cancer of society known as Pakistan. 

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Roughly two days after one of the most horrific terror attacks on Indian soil, we try to gather our thoughts on and around the event which saw the loss of 44 precious lives of our armed forces.  At a time when we require the utmost unity, to speak as one voice against the menace of terrorism and the brainwashing done by radical elements of our enemy state Pakistan, we're yet again faced with enemies from within our own state.  The usual suspects have come out in the open celebrating this attack, a lot of them are Kashmiris, some of them communists, liberals, secularists, urban naxals and separatists from various parts of the country. While our army will take care of the enemies of our state, what do we do, as common citizens? We should defend our state from enemies within, opines Maridhas, one of our most respected political commentators. His message is clear, the video he's made talks about how we can report these enemies to appropriate forums which will ensure that the state responds to internal threats as well. He also talks about who these enemies are, how they are cultivated within our borders and more. We chime in with our own context in trying to breakdown the phenomenon.  We are very intolerant about this situation and we hope all these enemy forces are taken care of, both inside the state and outside. If you have friends or if you see someone on social media acting like they are not part of this nation, do take it up as a responsibility to report them to authorities and let them know that these kinds of anti-national activities will not be entertained. Like Maridhas says, it is our duty.  We are also confident that the ruling government will do its duty in ensuring justice for all the lives lost in this terrorist attack and we hope to see the pain is disproportionately returned to Pakistan. Jai Hind. Bharat Mata ki Jai. 

The British did leave India in 1947, but has the ideology they used to rule India left? Divide and Rule still is the no. 1 idea preferred by our homegrown corrupts, who act pretty much like the mafia, to advance only their own interests instead of advancing a nation's interests.  By dividing us into different groups, they ensure we hate each other, right up to the individual level exploiting the natural diversity in our culture, like languages, community traditions, castes, religion and whatever fits their agenda. It benefits these corrupt politicians because they end up winning elections using a rag tag coalition of different hate groups. They see not people, but votes. They see not people's development, but their family's.   Vote banks are formed from these groups, and all these vote banks have one thing in common - hatred for a common enemy, even if they differ in their own ideologies. For example, Atheists will gang up with Muslims and Christians to hate Hindus, even if it's illogical. Tapping this hatred,  the cunning politicians create stories through powerful institutions like education and media, and feed on this hatred to survive their families and remain in control of a large powerful economic entity like a state or a nation-state.   We've let this go on for way too long. This cheap, hateful politics that is being pursued by the corrupts needs to end. The only way to end it is by voting for the powers that hate these corrupts.  Do listen to our arguments against these cheap, hateful politicians and let us know what you think.  Telegram - Intolerant Indians Mail - IntolerantIndians@gmail.com  

 What's debt? What's a nation's external debt? Is having debt a good thing or a bad thing? And what kind of a position does a nation state occupy in the scheme of things? Why does the world bank exist? What kind of a system does it follow? Since when have we been following it? Maridhas answers these questions and more, while we listen and try to break our own arguments down to a bare minimum so that our ignorant but ignited minds can understand how the world works. It all starts with a couple of news outlets trying to do bad business and we end up with an understanding of the basics of world economics and how a responsible leader should conduct business in this world. Brother Maridhas has been one of our major inspirations for starting this podcast. His words have been giving us the knowledge and the confidence to defend ourselves in arguments, armed with nothing but the truth. We will continue to follow our fearless warrior Br. Maridhas to help build our intellectual arguments and we suggest you follow him too. 

Fresh after watching Uri: The Surgical Strike, we, the intolerant Indians, discuss why this film is a lot more than what it seems. A surgical strike which has been the modus operandi of Israeli reactions to terror strikes on its people, has gained importance in a world of asymmetric warfare. Beyond the film, which definitely portrays a "New India", we feel it also affects the mindset of the people. What was our mindset like? How did we perceive the army? We go into a lot of topics, only to realize that this film has been a surgical strike on the inferiority complex that plagues our culture and our mindsets.  Yeh hai naya Hindustan, ghar mein gusega bhi, maarega bhi! 

Can we afford to live with unlocked doors and open gates? Sure, that'd be a wonderful scenario but right now, do you think it's possible? No, right? Applying the same logic, in a macro-home like a nation-state, we realize we need borders and security for those borders. If we think there is a threat, we'll have an army to keep that outside our gates.  But as we all live in a highly globalized world of international organizations and ideologies, it's hard to keep globalism outside our gates. Unfortunately, they are not only inside our homes but are preaching to us an idea that doesn't conform to the reality of different cultures living in different geographies having different needs and wants. Globalists want an utopian world where borders are not necessary, everyone's equal and follow a homogenous monoculture.  We're at war with them because this is not possible in reality. Japanese want different things and Indians want different things, you can apply this to any nation or culture. So, why are they still preaching these ideas, and could their ideas work in a different scenario?  We debate - Globalism vs Nationalism. Welcome to another episode of Intolerant Indians. To send us comments or feedback, join us on our Telegram group "Intolerant Indians" or send us a mail to intolerantindians@gmail.com, best option would be to leave us a voice comment on anchor.fm! See you in the next one!

A quick clarification from Bharadwaj - Instead of Sheikh Abdulla, I had said Farook Abdulla in the podcast. Farook is Sheikh’s son and Omar is Farook’s. I regret the error, enjoy the rest of the episode, cheers! Our intolerant views on Kashmir continue in part 2! Could an unresolved territory affect the nation's psyche? What's the agenda behind the non-resolution of this conflict? We dig into history and try to understand the psychology behind it.  Geo-politics, geo-strategy, language, religion and a lot more is behind this complicated quagmire of a conflict.  For us Indians, it's an existential crisis, how do we go about solving this?  We discuss a few solutions, but without expectations of a near term outcome. Join us in exploring the solutions and share your opinions with us, either over voice comments on Anchor.fm or in our Telegram group "Intolerant Indians". Thanks for listening, we'll catch you in the next one!