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China brings peace, cooperation, innovations, and prosperity.

US brings military bases, discord, and war.

I wonder which will Modi choose.

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Once again spot on, Ben.

Readers not familiar with Hindutva fascism, its ties to Hitler, the swastika and other morbid and atrocious acts done under its name with Modi as the ever present Godfather listen to Dave Emory, anti-fascist researcher for more than forty years in 2014 explaining the rise of Modi, side one and side two:

"Introduction: Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi, with a political background in a Hindu nationalist party with strong fascist roots, is now in charge of the world’s second largest country and the world’s largest democracy.

Narendra Modi belonged to the RSS, an organization with an historical affinity for Nazism and fascism. Capitalizing on anti-Muslim fervor in India, RSS has generated much gravitas.

Modi has been implicated in complicity in lethal anti-Muslim rioting in India.

In addition to anti-colonial sentiment that pitted Indian nationalists against the British Raj prior to World War II, Nazism and Hindu philosophy also found common ground in elements of “Aryan” mysticism. Many elements of the Brahmin caste also found affinity with the elitist and anti-democratic philosophy of Mussolini’s fascism as well.

Program Highlights Include:

Karl Haushofer (a key influence on a number of important Hitler aides) developed the concept of German allegiance with “the Colored Peoples” of the colonial world as a further vehicle for securing German economic and political control. Haushofer’s theories underlie, in part, the fascist heritage of key elements of the Hindhu Nationalist movement currently gaining increasing influence in Indian politics.

An associate of RSS assassinated Mahatma Gandhi.

The BJP itself evolved from the RSS.

In 2012, Digvijaya Singh discussed Modi’s campaign tactics, comparing his RSS training with the methodology of Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels.

The Indian situation has some similarities with regard to Islam with the rise of fascist groups in Europe. The center parties simply ignore the problems of jihadism and do nothing, creating a vacuum for the fascist groups to fill. No country on the planet suffers more from jihad terrorism than India... but nobody calls it terrorism, they use euphemisms like “communal violence” as if both parties are guilty. Sometimes hundreds are slaughtered and it barely makes the Western press, because, let’s face it, Indian lives are cheap in the eyes of multinational finance and corporatism.

Currently, Modi isn’t even allowed to come to the US due to his support of anti-Muslim riots (note: if the U.S. applied this concept to those who support PRO-Muslim riots, we would have a lot less visitors from several parts of the world, so this double-standard plays right into the right-wing Hindu wheelhouse).

Modi’s talking all the right “free trade” talking points with the West right now, and the EU has lifted his visa ban–the US will surely follow suit.

Modi’s election was assisted by the former head of Omidyar Networks, founded by Glenn Greenwald’s financial angel Pierre Omidyar. Omidyar also helped finance the coup in the Ukraine.

Discussion of Savitri Devi, a European-born Hindu/Nazi mystic, who gained considerable influence in postwar Nazi and fascist circles.

1. Narendra Modi’s affinity for the neo-liberal, corporatist philosophies currently in ascendance was covered in a recent New Yorker article."

https://spitfirelist.com/for-the-record/ftr-795-fascism-hindu-nationalism-and-narendra-modi/

Modi is one more element in the rise of international fascism worldwide.

There is most certainly an international fascist movement, of which Modi and the US play an important part.

And you are right, Ben: Modi is courted to divide and conquer.

I also ask readers to reconsider their support of Tulsi Gabbard, a Modi sympathizers and herself an Nindutva from the Hari Krishna sect.

The synarchy runs deep.

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