Yup. This. Tell this loudly to bhakts in your whatsapp groups pushing lies. Bhakts count on being able to get away with spreading these lies because normal people don't like getting into fights. But if you don't get into whatsapp fights with fascists even now, when will you? https://twitter.com/omkar__shelar/status/1385614334756282368

The more you keep silent when bhakts spread their IT cell planted lies, thinking "why take unnecessary panga", the more their poison spreads. Fascism can't be kept out by ignoring it. Eventually, they will come for everyone, even themselves. That is fascism. That is sanghism.

First they came for JNU student leaders
And I didn't speak up because I wasn't a JNU student leader

Then they came for Muslims eating red meat at home
And I didn't speak up because I didn't eat red meat at home

Then they came for people who live on cash transactions
And I didn't speak up because I signed up for Paytm.

Then they came for people of different religions falling in love
And I didn't speak up because my wife and I have the privilege to pretend that religion does not matter

Then they came with GST to punish small medium traders for supporting other parties
I didn't speak up cos I'm salaried

Then they came for Muslims directly through CAA-NRC
I didn't speak up cos hey, I'm not Muslim and we have already established that we won't support Muslims.

Then they came for daily wage laborers, bullying them to walk a thousand miles in a contagious pandemic
And I didn't speak up cos I am one of the 3% that pays income tax so I'm better than daily wage earners.

The end of this new poem is yet to be written.

I'll just end by saying that even the privileged people in Pune I know who faced no problems during DeMon in 2016 cos "I know someone who knows someone with ₹₹" are struggling to find beds & O2 in India.

Read Niemoller, wise up.