Facts for Indians. Discomfort for propagandists.
Not here to sound balanced for foreign approval.
Jun 5 • 14 tweets • 14 min read
Have you noticed a pattern?
A person spends years criticising their own country.
Spot the radical
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Western media amplifies them.
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International institutions reward them.
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Prestigious awards follow.
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The NGO's get funded
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Global speaking platforms open up.
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Any legal action is called "persecution."
India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Myanmar, Iran, China, Russia, Venezuela...
This formula works every time. Because we let it.
Country by country. See for yourself 🧵
🇮🇳 INDIA — ARUNDHATI ROY
Author / Activist
➡️Booker Prize (1997) — UK establishment gives her global credibility overnight
➡️Lannan Cultural Freedom Prize (2002) — US-based Lannan Foundation, explicitly for voices challenging "powerful govts"
➡️Sydney Peace Prize (2004) — Australian institution, for "opposition to violence of poverty in India"
➡️Norman Mailer Prize (2011), PEN Pinter Prize (2024) — Western literary elite keeps the tap open
➡️Charged with sedition in India (2023) for 2013 speech supporting Kashmir's separation
➡️Has openly expressed sympathy for Maoist insurgents — armed groups responsible for killing Indian security forces
➡️Every charge in India = instant Western media megaphone. "Crackdown on dissent." Never: "Sedition case on its merits."
