How Patriotic Are You? Part II

1. Our attitude towards the current Indian police, administration and judiciary should be

Of complete respect since they are best suited to run this country

Try and bribe them and get our work done, since there is no other way

Give them more powers and better arms

To disband them and have all the branches of administration elected with right to recall

2. Those who are fighting against injustice and the government are

Fools they should be scared of the Indian state

They are anti-national

They are true nationalists

They should give up arms and join the government in its development work

They are funded by the Al-Qaeda and other Muslim terror groups

3. The Indian army refused to open fire on protestors in 1932, then the Naval Ratings Revolt took place in 1944, with numerous revolts by the Air Force and the Army.

These soldiers should have been court martialed and punished severly

The soldiers were correct in refusing to fire on their own people and the same principles should be applied even in current days by the army

4. The families of the princly estates who benefitted from aiding the British and suppressing Indian revolts; such as the so called "Maharajas" of Scindias, Gaekwad, Pataudi, Patiala, Jodhpur, Jaipur and hundreds of others should be

Congratulated for having rescued India from the dark ages and siding with the modern British people

All their properties which they received from the British should be confiscated and their lands distributed among the landless

Should be left alone, let bygones be bygones

5. 1857 was

When the peasantry and soldiers who united and rose in revolt against the British and the feudal families only joined in the revolt after the Indians had captured Delhi

When it was mainly the feudals such as Rani Laxmibai and Tatia Tope who fought against the British

When the Indians made a huge mistake in fighting the British, they should have instead welcomed them and asked for their assistance in developing India.

Because of the changes in land and private property rights which were anti-people causing them to rise against the British

6. The British colonial regime in India

Provided the idea of democracy for the first time

Taught the Mughals Muslims a great lesson for having tortured the Hindus for generations

Destroyed and suppressed the anti-feudal modern transition of Indian society and propped up the decadent feudal rulers as agents of British rule

7. Before the British came to India, life under the Mughals was

Very poor and primitive

Developing its own form of industry and agriculture which produced enough surplus

Communally divided because the Mughals were Muslims and they never cared much for the Hindus

Was floundering directionless and needed the strong hand of the Britsh to guide and modernise it

Contributing more than 25% to the world's GDP and there was huge demand for Indian products all over the world

8. Elections should

Be restricted to only those who are educated and have some property

Be only for Hindus since they are the majority in India

Be for all posts of governance and administration and even the police and the army

Be followed as they are currently being held for only political posts once in five years

9. By giving people and nationalitis the right to self determination

We are breaking up the unity of India

Allowing the free expression of democratic rights of people to decide their own future

Allowing religious fundamentalism to flourish

10. The people in Kashmir, Nagaland and Manipur are

Terrorists and religious fundamentalists

Anti-national and funded by foreign countries to disurpt India

Fighting for better democratic rights

11. India was partitioned because

The Muslims did not want to live with Hindus

The Hindus did not want to live with Muslims

The Congress and the Muslim League collaborated with the Britsh to partition India

Because of Gandhi or Jinnah or both

12. The Indian police is always

Protecting the rights and for the safety of every Indian

Protecting the rights of the rich and the priviledged an instrument to oppress the poor and to stop dissent

Neutral towards all religions and communities

13. The Indian government listens to you best when and if

You go to court

You bribe it

You use your political and other connections

You sit on non-violent dharna and protests

You have thousands of people on your side who are armed

14. If people have not got clean drinking water, education, jobs, roads, electricity for the last 60 years what should they do to get these basic amenities

Invite the Indian private sector to take these on contract

Invite foreign players and also the World Bank, IMF etc

Push the government to provide these services through peaceful non-violent protests

Organise the people on a mass scale for a militant movement which will force the government to act

15. Who is a true national?

Who collaborates with the more developed nations and is technology friendly

Who opposes foreign investment in non-core industries and only wants technology which uses more labour and develops agriculture

Who sees in the rich as providing correct leadership for the vast majority through their personal examples

Who insists on the idea of Hindutva and Hindu Rashtra

16. The current path of industrialisation and development in India

Has been of immense help to millions of people across the country, from the rich to the poor

Has only benefitted the poor by providing them employment

Has only benefitted the rich in India and the developed nations

Has attracted foreign investment and will continue to do so for India's benefit

17. When people oppose forced acquisition of their land by the government for private industry, they are

Anti development, these illiterate people want to keep India poor and backward

Maoist and Naxals who are hoodwinking the poor and simple people for their own selfish purpose

Fighting for their basic right to life and livelihood

Actually only wanting more money/compensation

18. If religious groups use loudspeakers,

They are only using their freedom of speech and expression

They are disturbing the peace and violating/encroaching on others fundamental rights

Most religious groups dont use loudspeakers in any case

19. The RSS

Is a patriotic non-political society of well meaning Hindus doing social work

Is a communal organization which is against minority religions

Is the correct organization for furthering Hindu interests since Hinduism is under attack

Is strangely very similar to fundamentalist Muslim, Jewish, Christian and Buddhist groups in their attitudes towards weaker sections of society, especially women.