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‘Why are you asleep?’ Rahul Gandhi pleads with India’s low castes to vote out Modi

On his 4,000-mile march across the country, congressman tells voters to wake up to the vast gulf between them and the rich

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I think it is very common knowledge that the biggest downside of democracy is the general stupidity of most of the voting population.

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- Not inherently stupid, mind you. Un(der)educated and lied to by those they should be able to trust.
  
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- I guess we should let the smart people choose what’s right for them, and not give them a vote…..
  
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  This is essentially the system that Socrates advocated for.
  
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That feels like a not good thing to be saying if you're literally a political dynasty child

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- Never got with the political dynasty thing? What is exactly wrong with that? Like people vote for the leader, how does it matter if they are from political dynasty or not?
  
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  Because political dynasties are like royalty, where what matters is keeping power within the family, not the skill or qualifications of a person to lead. When there is a dynasty, corruption is not far behind. These people inherit power as if they deserve it, and they are brought up by their politician parents to become politicians, not servants of the people. The goal is to continue holding power, not working for the people.
  
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Felt like this was also the message from the movie Jawan. Super cool movie, highly recommended.

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lol modi himself is from "backward caste"

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