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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
Tired of socialists | Jaithirth Rao
Don’t we need a new political party that defends free markets and opposes an intrusive state?
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I will give you some important practical advice. Listen with attention. You cannot gain political platform in India by talking about economic freedoms. This doesn't make sense for the vast "majority" of the Indian population. Instead, you should capitalize on the basic instinct of fear. We should create awareness about the lost opportunities and continuing poverty in India. The real threat that needs to be mentioned is China. This tactic always works for right-wing parties. It can be abused (as in USA where republicans keep creating one imaginary threat after the other, right now, Islamic fundamentalism) or put correctly to use (as we should do in India with respect to the competition from China) What I propse is this. Unleash a major video campaign about the growing prosperity of China. About the vast military superiority and potential belligerent attitude of China. Spread a lot of videos about how development is happening in China with eradication of poverty and employment opportunities. Then contrast this with the plight of people in India. Tell them how this is spread by stupid communist policies, and tell them how actually the communists supported China during the Indo chinese war !! Compare India with China, Korea and Malaysia. Tell them about the urgency of competition, or otherwise perennial poverty and slavery. Only fear will work for the minds of the uneducated population in India, not reason.
Kiran
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