Trump Braves Backlash Against "Intolerance"

Donald Trump is braving the backlash against his recent declarations, even as his poll numbers show him moving from strength to strength.

http://www.cnn.com/2015/12/08/politics/donald-trump-poll-new-hampshire/

Apparently, Moody's Rating Service has no comment or reports warning of risks to America's economy from this. Apparently, the US Federal Reserve chief has not bothered to jump into the fray, as India's RBI chief did.

Trump defends his approach in an interview with Barbara Walters of ABC:





I think we can see there's a war between nationalism and trans-nationalism that's growing around the world. The nationalists want their own nations to survive and thrive, while the trans-nationalists want to dissolve or subordinate nations to their trans-nationalist agenda. Let's be clear - these trans-nationalists aren't looking to replace the system of nations with some high-minded "Star Trek Federation" of "one humanity" - they're simply ethnically-driven people who want to establish their own ethnically-based trans-national empires spanning across the carcasses of former nations. Islam isn't just a religion - it's a totalitarian ideology which proscribes everything from system of governance to how people should dress and what they should eat. It doesn't recognize nations, and its adherents resist assimilation into nations.

Political Islam is then posing a challenge to nations worldwide, and its opportunistic alliance with Leftists worldwide is then inevitably triggering local responses to it. This might be best described through Narasimha Rao's phrase, the "Aurangzeb Principle". Just as Sikhs and Rajputs and Marathas, etc had to join hands to keep lighting fires under the backside of Mughal tyranny, likewise we'll eventually see Modis and Camerons and Putins and Abbots and Trumps, etc, etc all forming up to keep challenging the gradually ascending Islamist-Socialist axis, like a tag-team of wrestlers.

Unlike India's flawed democratic system, America's superior first-past-the-post democratic setup won't allow for Kejriwals and Nitishes to upset any applecarts. Trump has the power to crush the Republican Party by running as an independent and taking his voters away with him, and has threatened to do so if they try to marginalize him from their nomination process. The GOP establishment are whining at the upstart Trump, just as Advani and others did towards Modi. But Trump's poll numbers continue to stay strong, and he's been willing to use social media and interviews to get his message across to the public in the way that he wants, rather than allow poison-pen media intermediaries to speak for him. It's unfortunate that the Modi team purely rely on social media, and haven't yet cultivated the power of direct interviews to the same extent that Western politicians have long done.

We're so eager to show off our own savvy, but we need to take lessons from each other, in order to learn how to better fight the war and achieve better results.

Trump Calls for Total Ban on Muslims Entering US

Well, at least now Muslims can find someone to hate more than Modi:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2015/12/07/donald-trump-calls-for-total-and-complete-shutdown-of-muslims-entering-the-united-states/




And Amir Khan can think twice before fleeing to the United States with his wife.

Like Amir Khan, it's Pakistani-Americans who are taking the lead in challenging Trump:

Quick notes: Secularistan, Indian of the year...

• Secularistan: KKKaangress govt demolishes structures at Jain pilgrimage centre, evicts Jain saints.



• Do something about pollution: The Delhi govt deserves cheers, not jeers



• Society regulated by Dharma:

If you are giving out Indian of the year award, do consider - the ordinary Chennai Citizen. Fortitude in adversity. pic.twitter.com/H6YbDd0wUJ

— Smita Prakash (@smitaprakash) December 4, 2015

Fallout of Paris Attacks

Here is a prediction on the long term fallout of the 13-11 Paris attacks:

Pakistani Wife Pledged Allegiance to ISIS

The Pakistani wife who along with her husband carried out a mass-shooting attack in San Bernardino has been found to have pledged allegiance to ISIS just before carrying out the attack:

Quick notes: Wetlands, Deportees...

• Explained: Why Chennai is under water: What may have been a tank, lake, canal or river 20 years ago, is today the site of multistorey residential and industrial structures. There are over 1.5 lakh illegal structures in the city.



• Sunita Narain: Planners see only land, not water and greedy builders take over. Wetlands are rarely recorded under municipal land laws, so nobody knows about them.



• We don't want you: Europe to Return Thousands of Pakis. "Pakistanis will not qualify as political refugees as their country is under a democratic process".



• Mohammedan victimhood + sense of entitlement: Pakistan demands evidence of a potential crime when host countries seek to deport illegal Pakistani immigrants. 



• Modi’s Pride: The True Spirit of India: Imran Khan.



• Maria Wirth: Why I am grateful to India:  In school I had learnt that Hinduism was about an unjust caste system and plenty of (false, since Christianity has the true one) gods, and not knowing better, I had believed it. However, during this stopover, I stumbled on India’s ancient tradition and was amazed at its depth. I appreciated that intelligence was used in trying to establish the truth about this universe and no unverifiable dogmas were imposed. Swami Vivekananda’s Jnana Yoga was the first book I read. He stands in a long line of rishis who have dedicated themselves since time immemorial to an intensive, disciplined, inner search for what is essentially true. Their findings don’t contradict modern science:
  
  The basis of every appearance in this universe, including our own person, is the same one Essence or Presence – real, infinite, eternal, formless and nameless. All forms and names are like waves on the ocean. The waves may think that they are separate from the ocean. They may not even see the ocean but only other waves. They may cling to their (temporary) form and be terrified to lose it, but ultimately all waves are nothing but the ocean and nothing is lost when their form subsides. Similarly, though we may consider ourselves as separate from the whole and cling to our impermanent person, our essence is pure, limitless awareness and nothing of substance is lost when form and name are lost. The purpose of life and its fulfilment is to discover who we really are, the rishis declared. 
  
  This knowledge made immediate sense to me and became a source for great joy. It was in tune with my vague intuition that, if there was a God, he must be the basis of everything, and not a separate entity.
  
  Early during my stay in India, I met Devaraha Baba and Anandamayi Ma, two renowned saints of that time. I had never met persons like them. There seemed to be nobody there behind their eyes, and their presence felt beneficial. “It is because they are enlightened,” someone explained to me. “God shines clearly through their form, because there is no ego to block that.”



• What Is NYT Smoking?:

1/2: Highly patronizing article. Makes it sound @narendramodi has responsibility towards @BarackObama climate legacy https://t.co/imkhiNIxXE

— Chandra Bhushan (@Bh_Chandra) December 1, 2015

Fwd: SC Constitutional bench upheld validity of 35A+Smooth sailing for naval power+Birgunj tense as UDMF cadres, Indians clash+The muddle over Syria

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1. Pakistan sends 30 migrants back to Europe – in short refuses to accept its citizens http://www.nytimes.com/2015/12/04/world/asia/pakistan-sends-30-migrants-back-to-europe.html?_r=0

 

2. "The San Bernadino shooters were a devout Muslim couple of Pakistani origin, they were wearing tactical armor and had sophisticated assault weapons, and were wearing GoPro cameras to capture footage of their killing for later dissemination." http://edition.cnn.com/2015/12/03/us/san-bernardino-shooting/index.html

 

3. Abe govt eyes record 5tyen for defence http://asia.nikkei.com/Politics-Economy/Policy-Politics/Abe-goverment-eyes-record-5tn-yen-for-defense

 

4. Arms sale to Taiwan hinders Sino US ties editorial global times 3.12.15 http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/956477.shtml

 

5. D-company still has a strong grip over Mumbai real estate 3.12.15 http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/dcompany-still-has-a-strong-grip-on-mumbai-real-estate/article7946411.ece?homepage=true

'Shakeel controls most of the operations related to redevelopment projects through an associate called Rizwan in Mumbai. It is clear that the syndicate is actively involved in monitoring many of the court cases related to redevelopment projects, and that Rizwan briefs Shakeel regularly of them. '

 

6. The muddle over Syria by swapan dasgupta 4.12.15 http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151204/jsp/opinion/story_56499.jsp#.VmEWilJ8OSc

n spite of its record of barbarity, ISIS has successfully linked itself to the wider narrative of Muslim victimhood. Assad may well be a nasty piece of work whose track record is dodgy. However, in encouraging a civil war against his regime, the West was guilty of believing that liberal democracy can be exported and replicated the world over, from Burma to Syria.'

 

7. Countering radicialization in Kashmir Valley br brig anil gupta 3.12.15 http://www.indiandefencereview.com/news/countering-radicalization-in-kashmir-valley/

 

8. Birgunj tense as UDMF cadres, Indians clash 4.12.15 http://thehimalayantimes.com/nepal/birgunj-tense-as-udmf-cadres-indians-clash/

Most of the attackers were involved in fuel smuggling, alleges NSP central member'

 

9. Seeking closure – Pak Bangladesh history by Ayesha S 4.12.15 http://tribune.com.pk/story/1002702/seeking-closure/

 

10. Smooth sailing for naval power by abhijit b 3.12.15 http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/comment/smooth-sailing-for-naval-power/166347.html

 

11. SC Constitutional bench upheld validity of 35A claims J&K State Govt. 4.12.15 http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/sc-constitutional-bench-upheld-validity-of-art-35a-claims-jk/

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