India, a 70 year old democracy, is witnessing something we never say in 73 years of independence. While some call it dissent, I call it abuse of freedom. But why suddenly this dissent grew in last 6 years. Why all of a sudden people who claim to be eminent, intellectuals,
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Journalists, opposition, writers and students of some universities finding it tough to live, breathe, and are out on protesting every decision govt, courts are making.

Are they exercising their rights? Are they working towards better India? Are they saving the constitution?
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Answer is no. they claim to be fighting against the “Establishment”, they rather in fact are trying to save the establishment they and their ancestors or the mentors helped building in last 73 years. The very same establishment which the current govt is trying to uproot.
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The very same establishment which claims to be working for people but are rather working against the people. Pick any case which was held as landmark in history of India and you will find how the previous pro establishment govt tried to circumvent laws and constitution to
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Counter it. The very same “Establishment” which controlled the media, students and had blessing of these eminents was allowed to flourish unchecked and used people sentiments ,erupting from joblessness, religion,language,caste n consumerism, to counter their thought process.
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People were made to feel they are party to everything that went bad in this country and that guilt trip lasted 66 years. And now when people have started deciding to view, review, and choose what they feel is right according to them and chose to not to be told how they should
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feel, behave and see things the very foundation of the “Establishment” has started crushing. And this is what dissent is all about. The dissent they enforced through influencers (Bollywood, retired judges, retired army folks), through students who could never decide about
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their own future were brought out to protest the very same “Establishment” which preserved and fed them. The very same “Establishment” which ruled India by dividing people just like their predecessors. The very same “Establishment” taught us that eminent(s), retired(s),
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journalists and certain section of people can think better than us, they can understand what is good for us and country better than us. We were made to feel even if we are free we should listen to certain to know and understand what freedom is. it’s time to think. Think hard.
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