Thread by @seshanm

#Illiberals
The word 'liberal' means "accepting different opinions or kinds of behaviour; tolerant".

In this case, where 3 persons were not even ready to listen to @shaziailmi, much less accept what she had to say, THEY ARE ACTUALLY "ILLIBERALS".

opindia.com/2022/09/libera…

The idiot @AatishTaseer also doesn't know the meaning of liberal. HE SAYS

“These people who are appearing from the New York side who are liberals would never be caught dead with these [BJP] people. So it’s a really, really insidious & sly thing that the JLF leaders have done.”

@shaziailmi spelt it out “And if they are against freedom of expression, of others, or dissenting voices, a voice that is different from theirs [then] they must take a deep, hard look at themselves and examine the hatred and the bias that they have within themselves

"towards those who represent a different point of view. And this entire cancel culture and self-cancel culture that they are bringing to the table represents & smacks of intolerance of the worst kind.”

I conclude...THAT IS BEING ILLIBERAL AND THE WORST KIND OF CANCEL CULTURE.

When Ugandan writer & academic Mahmood Mamdani said, “I have never before considered withdrawing from an event because I objected, however strongly, to the views of a participant ....” HE WAS HIMSELF ATTACKED BY THE INTOLERANT, ILLIBERAL @AatishTaseer

There are now innumerable instances to show that outward sophistication, intellectual discourse etc are a one-sided, sham, 'liberal' camouflage.

Behind that lies ugly, hateful vested interests which will scratch out your eyes & cancel you when threatened."

The only solution to the "illiberals" is to systematically substitute them in academia, media, think-tanks etc, over time by strongly encouraging the best of those opposing them.

This has started in real earnest in India, with encouraging results.
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