Self Goals on internal security. A thread
Modi has maneuvered us into a very difficult position. Demonitisation was a great, gutsy move that gave hardship but was accepted because Modi had "Street Cred". Was seen as strong &fair. It went through very smoothly
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Modi has maneuvered us into a very difficult position. Demonitisation was a great, gutsy move that gave hardship but was accepted because Modi had "Street Cred". Was seen as strong &fair. It went through very smoothly
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But his Street Cred has evaporated now
His weakness from Dec 2019 has shown voters that he cannot back up his own policies despite 303 seats - CAA on hold for example despite being law of land
But there is a bigger problem. He is no longer seen as fair
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His weakness from Dec 2019 has shown voters that he cannot back up his own policies despite 303 seats - CAA on hold for example despite being law of land
But there is a bigger problem. He is no longer seen as fair
2/n
Handling of #Palghar #Bengal #anuragpoddar #Lakhimpur have shown deep bias against the so called majority community
A leader can get away with being incompetent and weak for sometime. But not weak and biased. That destroys credibility
It also deeply damages police and adm
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A leader can get away with being incompetent and weak for sometime. But not weak and biased. That destroys credibility
It also deeply damages police and adm
3/n
Officers down the chain of command stop doing their duty and focus only on upward management. The system becomes hollow, morale plunges, citizens are left helpless and police takes out its frustration on law abiding citizens
Precedents are set for more more erosion of law
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Precedents are set for more more erosion of law
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And problems increase exponentially with every new agitation. Anti state actors get more emboldened, their morale surges while state's plummets
If you intervene now with force, you face a much worse situation. Enemy is strong, entrenched. Police demoralised, directionless
5/n
If you intervene now with force, you face a much worse situation. Enemy is strong, entrenched. Police demoralised, directionless
5/n
And most important, because you don't have "Street Cred" you won't be able to enforce law
And if you don't intervene, you embolden the enemy to up the ante. Worse, you have weakened your administration and law enforcement agencies for years to come. And weakend the state
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And if you don't intervene, you embolden the enemy to up the ante. Worse, you have weakened your administration and law enforcement agencies for years to come. And weakend the state
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