I don’t care whether Kashmir is part of India or not. For me, the only value is military. If it makes India less secure to have Pakistan or China control that area, then keep it. Otherwise I could give a damn whether it stays with us or not. Same for any state.
This does not make me anti-national. Do you know why? Because “India” isn’t about physical land. India is about being an oasis of democracy, stability, and freedom in a very disturbed region consisting of Pakistan, China, Afghanistan, Russia etc. So if JNU protesters want freedom for Kashmir, I couldn’t care less.
You know who is the true anti-national? The people getting violent and recommending violence. The lawyers. The Internet trolls asking for lynch mob justice. They are far, far more dangerous than the harmless JNU students who have never once gone on a rampage, have never once physically hurt anyone, have never picked up a gun, have never asked for someone to be tortured.
If India was a person, she would catch these guys by the scruff of their neck and say “You love me? You piece of shit, then WHY are you using and advocating violence?
These fake nationalist assholes are the true “anti-nationals” because they do not believe in the ideals of India. They do not believe in due process. They do not believe in free speech. They do not believe in non-violence. These are the same lunatics who recommend “fake encounter” killings for people suspected of being terrorists. They are okay with murder, they applaud the police for barbaric acts, and love authoritarian state control. This…THIS, is the real threat to India. People who don’t believe in its ideals.
If India was a person, she would catch these guys by the scruff of their neck and say “You love me? You piece of shit, then WHY are you using and advocating violence? How DARE you? You don’t love me – you love something else and are putting my name on it. You don’t deserve to be called an Indian.”
You want to find the anti-nationals in India? Then search out the flag waving jingoists who go on a rampage and advocate for violence and murder, and who cheer the police, and who want to shut down free speech. If anything ends up destroying India, THAT will.
The JNU students are no threat. What is going to happen? Let them praise Pakistan if they want – that will not destroy India. India is stronger than that. As long as they don’t use or advocate violence everything will be ok. They are a non issue. A complete waste of time. If one of them tried to pick up a gun, they’d probably shoot themselves accidentally. Mere words are not going to destroy India. The SC will dismiss the sedition charges against them (as it has done before), and all will be settled.
But violence can, and will destroy India. Especially violence proudly carried out and publicized. The enemy within are those for whom India is just a piece of land, with no meaning behind it. For them, the word “India” consists of boundaries and nothing more. Not due process, not “innocent until proven guilty”, not non-violence, not free speech, not rule of law.
These are your anti-nationals. Look no further.
