Devil's Advocate ::2/5:: Arundhati Roy :: 'Indian Democracy In A State Of Emergency'

[chalke007]

i think she is sadistic!!

[aniket4752]

@chalke007 she is not sadistic, she is optimistic. it is not a joke to keep asking questions in the favor of poor people when the rulers are licking the feet of corporates.

[chalke007]

@aniket4752 she i no situation in india ...but she is traitor will remain traitor !!!

[MrTerminator9999999]

@aniket4752 she is not optimistic. she is a pervert. she had a bad childhood, suffering, starvation etc., it is bound to take effect on her personality. the fame she got by her book gave her the power to take it out on the world, so here she is doing the work of a traitor. her views only favor the interests of enemies of India.

[macramzz]

why cant she bloody pin her saree.ugly  bich

[narendrakothapal1987]

I have sympathy for the poor mothers, the poor children, but none for the fathers.

Why is it my fault that they give birth to children they can't feed.

Why is it my fault that they send their kids to work, instead of to school

Why is it my fault that the fathers in these families spend their day drinking and not working?

[rajeeshpc]

f,,,,king prostitude..

[AboRasul]

@1987naren

We seem to be on the same page here.

"Do you really think she could be called a journalist?"

No, I do not.

"And if you compare the poverty rates for 2011 and 1991, we find that they have actually decreased."

I am in perfect agreement; I have seen those numbers myself. For a (more or less) worldwide, bird's eye account of the recent achievements in industrial progress and quality of life (within a capitalist framework) see The Rational Optimist by Matt Ridley.

[theeviltwi9]

She is on drugs.

[AboRasul]

@1987naren Very good points made here. One could pose the question to the average Indian: given empirical facts as they are, would he that India revert to the planned economy of the post-independence decades and the swollen red tape-Raj of the near past? Roy truly strikes one as an out-of-touch elitist...

[jerseyneil1]

Democracy , or western style democracy, does not work in other places, especially a place like India where the poor outnumber the rich and middle class. Even among the middle class, educated men with Masters degrees are driving taxis. Without job opportunities, democracy fails. It works here in the U.S. and man with a decent education can find a suitable job. I think that is the point made by Roy. I, for one, will not dismiss her as a lunatic. There is reason and logic in her words

[armaan923]

ALL THOSE PICKED UP LINES FROM MARXISM AND STALINISM. SHE HAS NO SOLUTION BUT JUST CRITICISM. SHE IS SO CONFUSED, SOMETHING WHICH WASNT THERE IN HER WRITINGS BUT QUITE EXPLICIT HERE. LEFTIST IDEOLOGY FAILS EVERYTIME BECAUSE IT ALWAYS ENDS AT CRITICISM WITH NO ALTERNATIVE SOLUTION.

[armaan923]

ALL THOSE PICKED UP LINES FROM MARXISM AND STALINISM. SHE HAS NO SOLUTION BUT JUST CRITICISM. SHE IS SO CONFUSED, SOMETHING WHICH WASNT THERE IN HER WRITINGS BUT QUITE EXPLICIT HERE.

[armaan923]

SHE IS GRAVELY CONFUSED . SOMETHING WHICH DIDNT REFLECT IN HER TEXTS BUT HERE ITS EXPLICIT. SHE DONT NEED TO BE DIPLOMATIC.

[genourbanrain]

There are some violent people commenting on Roy, is this violent spirit a part of everyday life in India? You kill, bomb, burn down the homes of people who you disagree with? If so, then no wonder there are so many poor people there. Europeans have infected Indians with racism and classism, it is so evident in many who come to the US. They bleach their skin, and hate anyone who is not light complected, and they disdain poor people to the point of sadness. Europe did harm to Indians.

[inder19852000]

You are absolutely right!! You know God Krishna is dark-skinned. But we do not want to see him so!!

[andrer2006]

a large percent of people are poor because we are not really using democratic principles. IT works. Those that made it neeed to have compassion and need to pull the others that are not so forunate..

[forgottenbooks]

She is evil.

[pistachioguy]

Hypocritical little hussey-cunt!

Lives in a bungalow worth several crores in Chanakyapuri in Delhi, encroaches and illegally builds another house on land in a national park, drinks like a fish with her "Marxist" buddies, sleeps around with anything that moves (worse than the most depraved GB Road randi), enjoys free security from the Central govt at taxpayer expense- and has the shameless gall to preach the merits of the "language of justice" behind socialism! LOL!

What a cunt! Shoot her dead!

[unsung1984]

@1987naren You do realize she has nothing bad to say about democracy. "Indian Democracy" is what she has a problem with. Mainly the fact that it is not really democracy or rule by the people. Your ignorance is clear when you accuse her of wanting an autocracy when it is the Indian state that exists today that is a autocracy. Pol Pot, Mao, and Stalin were not leftists. Go read any real leftist literature and you will read constantly about how much they loath Stalin and Mao for their corruption.

[parasharamit]

Democracy is the best form in India but we need to clean it up and make it transparent which is not getting done by the nexus of politicians, business houses, mafias, and media as well. There is not easy solution but to wait and wait. We need leaders like Nitish and Modi who have a sense of nationalism and will to make changes.

[natuankur]

socialism has absolutely nothing to do with stalinism......stalinism is actually way opposite of socialism......to mix them up is a major blunder....and to go on and say that soviet union and communist china are good examples of a 'JUST' system is just absurd beyond comprehension.....

[Harbringe]

Arundhati Roy a wonderful soul who will walk in the Halls of God as an honored one

[amitk19]

she needs to be gangbanged!

[sasharma821]

Stupid Ugly limelight seeking bitch.. thats Arundhati Roy for you.

[kingdomofwitches]

Arundhati is a bitch....die mother fuker.she is a maoist

[GrandmasterTigerfist]

Lunatic woman

[pistachioguy]

Someone should just shoot this mad cow and put an end to her rants. If she spoke this way in an Islamic country, she would have had a fatwa put on her head or just summarily been hanged. Had she opened her big "Marxist" mouth in China or Russia, she would have just disappeared without any trace. Only we Hindus are tolerant to her mad rants, and let her continue her anti-India tirades. I wish the Shiv Sena or VHP just shot her or burned down her house - for once I will appreciate Bal Thackeray.

[unsung1984]

@pistachioguy Hindus tolerant? What world do you live in? And then you go on to say that people should kill her or burn down her house? How is that tolerant in any way? Your post is disgusting and will be flagged.

[pistachioguy]

@unsung1984 -

Fuck you - go ahead, flag me, cunt!

I still maintain in the interests of protecting the Indian nation's territorial integrity, secularism, and tolerance, Arundhati Roy must be killed off and her house burned, or worse - it is a sentiment shared by millions of right-minded and patriotic Indians all over the world - simple because they don't include a feeble-minded imbecile like you doesn't mean a goddam thing

Who the fuck do you think you are, you pretentious, weak-minded punk?

[unsung1984]

@pistachioguy Speaking to a disgusting ignorant fascist like yourself is a waste of time. Time is the only thing that will rid us the likes of you. You are not tolerant and are obviously far from secular. You care nothing for human rights and you care nothing for long term world peace. Patriotism is for the feeble minded. Calling me gross names and calling for the death of Roy shows EVERYONE your intelligence and the validity of your argument. Your posts are a mess of contradictions.

[pistachioguy]

@unsung1984 - Fuck you again dumb cunt - go ahead, like I said, flag me. After all, I'm just a feeble minded patriot grateful for the freedoms India provides me.

The bitch Arundhati and her unquestioning, worthless sheep-cunt followers deserved to be shot dead, and their homes burned or bombed.

It's that simple - where is the contradiction to my words?

She deserves to die - and one of these days someone will oblige me.

I just sit back and wait for it to happen.

Now fuck off and die, cunt!

[MrEventhorizon]

Arundhati is a bitch....anti indian bitch....die mother fuker.

[rnjhajha]

This fellow "karan' is a stupid bastard. Arundhati is just fantastic! She is at her best if you remove this bastard "karan" out of this interview.

[isfand89]

@1987naren

lol  i dont know so much abt her so i really cant comment

ya maybe she should simply go her novel author carrier atleast she is talented in tht,i havnt read her book but she if have won the brooker prize........

[isfand89]

@1987naren

Yup i also dont like ppl who knows only to critisize without offering solutions,alternatives.

Even if she doesnt do anything else thn to critize whts wrong in the Indian society,we cant deny tht wht she says its true and India, the world need her voice.In the end she is simply the voice of ppl who otherwise will be voiceless.

"(if we can actually................. journalist)" lol

[isfand89]

@1987naren Yup i agree with you,chinese capitalism have also a dark side, i was just trying to understand why she was so pro chinese buisnessman as you said.........evryone has ideological contradictions

lol i like your style " God bless you if you really think so "

[isfand89]

@1987naren i think she is praising chinese capitalist maybe because the chinese growth have been an inclusive growth wich have improved a lot the living standards of the(nearly) whole population meanwhile the indian boom of he last two decades hvnt been an inclusive growth since it had an impact only on 100-200 million ppl.Like in India there are 36 billionares in $ but 76 % still live with less thn 2$ per day, so in poverty.

Maybe tht's wht she is trying to say

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[lalazubair1496]

bastard , let her speak .

[vkuchikulla]

i never saw such a pesimisum

[sridharvisu76]

am sad that all karan could offer to this is high std of living..which is symptom of goodness of capitalism...She has an ideological lack...she is lacking in philosophical clarity

[sridharvisu76]

Socialism have a language that capitalism does not have...is she joking?

Arundathi Roy, please for heavens sake read Ayn Rand's articles and books.

Capitalism is based on very fabric of justice that one has the independence to pursue their dreams...and market can decide if they like it or not...No one is forced to accept something because "mass" has decided...

Individuals rights are more important than a groupthink...

[23pair]

@1987naren: no the alternative is a better democracy, more transparent, more humane, with people using their judgement to vote for honest upright leaders, and NOT based on caste and religon, a better democracy where the rich do not exploit the poor, where religuous and caste minorities do not suffer discrimination, where a policeman has to think twice before physically abusing someone...but of course that is unattainable in present day India

[bissousmosh]

Go and live in the caves madame... we dont need you in the cities..

[bissousmosh]

There she goes again - Dalits and Adivasis! Talk something else lady

[radiolaugh]

Ok I get her points the poor are poor and Democracy in India doesnt always help, but is this the same lady who supports the Maoists then here then here then ? ? ? ? ?

[wisetraveller]

@1987naren she comapred the chinese capitalistic ideologies to an authoritarian theocracy with a well organized corporate machine. How can you say that she speaks so admiringly of the same people she criticizes with such disgust?. Is it just that you twist facts to suit your agenda?. Her job is not to suggest an alternative. Her job is to point out the facts, and she does an amazing job at that.

[darbara16]

in one word the problem is "BRAHMANISM"

[tumhum1]

@darbara16 what brahminism?..the ruler of up and bihar and many other states all are "non brahmins"

[Triptab]

Arundhuti Roy shows greatness and the question is she genuinely great? The litmus test for her is to proceed to Communist China and help liberate Tibet and Kashgar where Communist Chinese are busy killing Buddhists and Muslims while the friends of Arundhuti abroad are looking the other way. If she succeeds in achieving this she can then put pressure on Pakistan to return POK back to her legitimate owners India.

[sbh02]

This proves that nothing can work in such a hugely overpopulated country. America is a large land area, but because it isn't overpopulated; it doesn't feel the effects like India does. Communism failed in Soviet Union, Capitalism is failing in India, nothing can save India's future breakup. That is the only solution for an area full of people that have nothing in common with each other, fighting over limited 'facilities'. If they had some common language/culture, if might have been possible.

[IronGuy100]

terrorist bitch

[mountainlinx]

Love You Arundhati! Moral Compass she is!

[secularvoice]

Well said Arundhati, A country where the rich gets richer, Billionaires getting fattened, tatas expanding their mines by displacing the poor adivasis. POOR gets POORER every day. A few elite who kill the poor of the land to enrich themselves. A bulk of the MPs (most of them millionaires) in parliament having criminal past or records, and NOT A SINGLE DECENT LEADER available for the people to choose. I find it difficult to call India a proper democracy.

[Pritash24]

Karan Thapar needs to listen....WHAT' HAPPENED TO THEM......LOL :D

[Pritash24]

Dear Arundhari,

India is a developing country....not a developed country......problems U are mentioning were a part of India..for a long time... we are working on it....

IT IS OUR ASCENT FROM POVERTY NOT DESCENT INTO IT.

[eleven451]

1:50 is real funny ....this guy karan thapar is pretty funny

[southhampton91]

1:57 :" what's happened to them?"

-I'm saying they are malnutritioned....

Karan is a clown...agreed!

[eleven451]

The best part about it, is that this is the last thing he want to be seen as. In reality he want to be seen as this tough, hard person one who grills the interviewes but he ends up makin a fool out of himself.

[venkash]

Her sympathy towards poor is well appreciated but her disbelief in democratic system is foolish. She thinks socialist system has more conscience where as India had 70% poverty under its socialist policies as opposed to 25% now. She talks of an utopian world which doesn't exist. India is a young democracy and its got its own problems which it is trying to resolve. India pulled out 300 million people from poverty in the last 20 years. And she wouldn't be able to speak like this if it china or pak

[inder19852000]

Our corrupt politicians and police force make the things worse for a common man.Our government has removed,for example,normal seeds from the seed bank and replaced it with Monsanto´s hybrid seeds.This led to debt for farmers and mass suicide

[1gazebo]

Bull's eye......!!!

[mountainlinx]

I SIMPLY LOVE YOU ARUNDHATI!!! That's all

[bongarijit]

@shaan5262, yes, your mom has instructed me to do. She has paid me to stop you from malafide intentions.

Everybody is "illiterate" except you, isn't it? How long do you preach Stalinism? Dictators like you should be wiped out from the societies without any hesitation.

Bloody, son of a bitch shaan5262!

[allahisonlygod]

dictartor?? man you must be a run off from a mental hospital. i already alerted the authorities. they are coming for you

[bongarijit]

@allahisonlygod, what do you mean by "dictartor"? Are you developing ur own dictionary now-a-days?

You people are really shameless creatures! However, I feel sorry in talking to low quality people like you.

[dd1857]

It seem that you are a Muslim.

Tell me whay islam is a racist religion and a racisim in islam and why thr governmet is not concentrting on the poor vs the muslims.

Her thinking is that every thing in india is wrong and it is not rightto point a finger at islam india has to spend so much money on defence and related things that indian society (hindus) dont have the time and rsources for change.

Hindus society changed in last 100 years. but islamic society is going back to Sharia ..See the diff

[allahisonlygod]

no, just checking your spelling abilities. I think that you look like a pig in your real life and do squeel like it

[bongarijit]

@allahisonlygod bastard paku, listen carefully! I am a citizen of UK, not ur bastard pakistan....check ur mother's ass hole first before talking to civilised people.

[allahisonlygod]

i got it now. you are closet gay and showing your frustration for being ugly and not chosen by even those ugly british queers

[bongarijit]

@allahisonlygod, don't try to be smart now idiot! the ugly words were used by u and ur paki friend. u stupid talibans, ur only medicine is known to the civilised world. ugly paki u r!

[allahisonlygod]

'ur only medicine is known to the civilised world'? you really need some good english education. in Lahore we have some good vocabulary schools that are better than in Indian slums. try attending one you bastard

[bongarijit]

@allahisonlygod, perhaps ur lahore is the world's ultimate english teaching place! hey bot, listen to me...u ugly uncivilised terrorist country do deserve a thrash from the civilised people.

don't try to be smart enough. u r using two IDs simultaneously....it's confirmed! don't pretend to be smart....u ugly bots!

[allahisonlygod]

you came out to be even a paranoiac with your stupid predictions. why not you go and roam some gay clubs for action as you usually do

[bongarijit]

@allahisonlygod, one hand, u pretend to be a doctor; on the other hand, ur pretension is like an political personae! sometime u advise people on the usage of the English language!

Could u plz let me know what is ur original profession? Seems that u r "Jack of all trades, master of none"....may i infer that all paranoiac megalomaniac pakis r having the same traits? u have put an instance brother! don't retreat now!

[allahisonlygod]

i might be any one , its not your businees but remember that I am smarter than you and better educated than you and don't live in slums like you

[bongarijit]

@allahisonlygod, self-claimed "smart" people is only seen in pakistan. Talibans r "smart" from one point of view. U shd know that these talibans are killed like a street dog!

See, who says whom! A barking Pakistani dog says UK a "slum"!!!!! How funny! This guy is completely maniac and needs proper medication is a jail of USA! Let their Allah kill this "smart" Pakistani dog!

[allahisonlygod]

not Uk, its India aka slum dog residence you asshole

[bongarijit]

@allahisonlygod, keep ur words with u bloody paki.....know the man first before putting some tags on him....would u like to come to UK? let me know! I will wait with police in heathrow to "welcome" you, Mr. Taliban!

See, who says whom! One Pakistani Taliban says me, who is a UK citizen, slum! Whole word knows that Pakistanis reside in a REAL SLUM ......As Pakis r barking dogs like u, all r slum dogs! Got it now bastard?

[allahisonlygod]

its ironic that you can't even remember that the slum dog film was made your country men for slum dogs like you

[bongarijit]

@allahisonlygod, don't retreat "smart" pakistani taliban! Civilised world knows what is Pakistan! It's full of taliban people like u......u people has fucked up ur own country in the name of stupid jehad! u people r bloody idiots....this has stopped u to enter into a civilised country! in future, u will be barred to enter into any country across the globe.

fuck off paki....no more talk with u bloody son of a bitch!

[allahisonlygod]

soon we are going to fuck your country. by the way, its JIHAD not jehad you fool

[allahisonlygod]

oh, atlast I made you shut your filthy mouth or some english queer had scuffled his cock in your mouth??

[bongarijit]

@shaan5262, are you disclaiming ur identity as a son of a bitch? stupid and shameless people like u are the sources of corruption in India as well as world! Shame on you shaan5262!

[SijuCMathew]

Perfect, my hero - Arundhati Roy

[bdvzim]

Respect to Arundhati!

[kowboy10001]

rite.. and ur the savior we all hav been waiting for.. idiot.. clearly u r the type who reads harry potter... go live out ur lyf under government propoganda... choothiya..

[Roch21173]

Why so ? because what she says makes you uncomfortable ?