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Your psychological analysis of the Modi Mind is the best I have ever read. Infact none of our astrologers would ever come anywhere close to the Modi Profile you have projected.
What you have said is the truth and nothing but the bitter truth.
What India needs today is not Hydroxychloroquine,but more people like you.
It’s not in PM’s hand! It’s been nearly 3 months and a handful of deaths in India. Despite millions fleeing to villages. Dispute shortages of medical equipment. Despite irresponsible behaviour of certain sections of people. We have conducted very few tests considering our popn of 1.3 bn. There are in all probability lacs of asymptomatic stealth transmissions. So lacs of people, may be millions, will briefly fall sick. But it’s not a killer (in India) despite the fear. We have genetic immunity due to a history of rampant bacterial and viral invasions for over a century.
But no one is going to buy this! Now.
सोचने का विषय है कि केवल 900 संक्रमित संख्या है अभी तक, लेकिन
सेना एक लाख बिस्तर का अस्पताल बना रही है, क्यूँ…?
उद्योगपतियों द्वारा करोड़ों की राशि दी जा रही है, क्यूँ…?
निजी अस्पतालों को सरकार द्वारा अधिग्रहण किया जा रहा है, क्यूँ…?
ट्रेन के डब्बों को अस्पताल बनाया जा रहा है, क्यूँ…?
पूरे देश में यातायात सेवा पूर्णतः बंद है, क्यूँ…?
पूरे देश में लॉकडाउन किया गया है, क्यूँ…?
देश की अर्थव्यवस्था कि चिंता किए बिना इतने कड़े निर्णय लिए जा रहे हैं, क्यूँ…?
क्योंकि कहीं कुछ तो गम्भीर है इसलिए ना।
ओर पढ़े लिखे लोग अगर ऐसी मूर्खता करेंगे तो इन सारी व्यवस्थाओं की जरूरत जरूर पड़ेगी। सरकार जानती है की भारत एक पढ़े लिखे मूर्खों का देश है। क्योंकि ये संक्रमण भी पढ़े लिखे एवं एक अपने आप को उच्च वर्ग का कहने वाले मूर्खों की वजह से ही फैल रहा है।
इसलिए अतिबुद्धिमान ना बने, लॉकडाउन का पालन करें, घर पर रहें, सुरक्षित रहें।??????
It is a contagious disease. So stopping the spread is more important. So isolation is the solution and even doubtful cases are also isolated which needs sizable arrangement. No country knows the end of this epidemic at present. So every country should be ready to cope with any eventual spurt. Simple counting the numbers today is foolishness.
Never knew we had so many prophets all across the Nation …. everyone offering fail-proof solutions … wanting Indians to believe that Modi was the last person who should have been elected as PM. Guys don’t watch …. prepare for the 2024 ….all those who survive Modi’s Corona decisions! Good Luck!
I buy more into the WEAKNESS than the STRENGTH.
OPPORTUNITY IS TO REDEEM HIMSELF
THREAT IS MAINLY FROM RETAINING HIMSELF AND NOT EVOLVING TRIGGERING
I hoe for the Best
It’s at least somewhat balanced article compared so called elitist authors who just spew some gibberish crap .Have no solution try to behave holier than thou and concern for “poor people and Garib” kind of crap and give unnecessary sermons.
I have discovered Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York in this crisis. Also Dr Anthony Fauci. By a happy coincidence, both of Italian ancestry. They are setting standards of public governance in an emergency.
The author perfectly understood What Modi is & his style of work, in last six years it’s the decision he couldn’t foresee the the results . GST, Demonitisation , CAA, NRC , Foreign policy , tours to foreign countries at no stage he couldn’t manage the his outcome. The same happens the most crucial juncture of Covid19 unless and until it knocked the doors . Without any judgement what will happen after lockdown. His puppet HM has not spoken a single word.He sent his Ambassadors to all state no powers merely reporters . Let’s hope results will positive being optimistic then only he & his team of course three to five will out spoke Modi hai to kuch bhi mumkin hai .After Gazni he is the only to lockdown as G moved capital from Delhi to Nagpur.
As kids when we played football, we had a mate who was better than all of us. But he had a weakness as well, once the ball reached him, he wouldn’t pass to any of his teammates – he wanted to score all goals himself. We called him “solo master”. After we recognized this, it was easy – we just needed to block him – and since he wouldn’t pass to anyone else, we did not bother marking any of his team mates.
The PM also is a solo master – wants to do and be seen doing everything himself. In any endeavour which requires collective effort like this one, that is a fatal trait. To emerge successful, he needs more people around him – people who can share the burden of managing the logistics of overcoming this pandemic and rescuing the economy. A suggestion would be having a national government (comprising of competent politicians from non-BJP parties) for the next 1-2 years instead of a BJP/NDA govt which can concentrate on setting the country’s battered economy on track rather than waste time on CAA – NPR, central vista remake and such unproductive stuff.
You make a valid point NM but highly unlikely that the govt would invite talent from other parties to help. Unless ofcourse the talented people from other parties are poached and made members of their own party ala Mr Scindia.
Now, be prepared to be lynched by the …. mob.
Ha, ha, ha…took the words right out of my mouth !
Rightly analysed the response of lockdown by Govt. and its planning. There are two points I wd like to say. One, the lockdown has started showing its problems. Given the fatality rate of Covid, the rate of serious illness among those infected and the requirement of resources, Govt can even now analyse and rescale the outright lockdown. The medical resource shortage may certianly be there if the spread is to vast but still 80% of those affected will have minor illness, 20% will need to get hospitalize and only 5% will need ventilators. The mortality varies from 0.6 to 3%. Afterall it does not make sense to get people suffer and die due to food shortages, food riots, ailments due to lac of proper food and shelter or social disruption, The total lockdown is bringing economy to almost a halt which will cause further damage and deaths. This way there will more fatalities than due to Covid.
Second point is Govt. will trumpet victory whether or not there is serious death and destruction. For even if 60% die they will say we saved 40% due to our great leadership.
Hi Brother,
Your psychological analysis of the Modi Mind is the best I have ever read. Infact none of our astrologers would ever come anywhere close to the Modi Profile you have projected.
What you have said is the truth and nothing but the bitter truth.
What India needs today is not Hydroxychloroquine,but more people like you.
Have a great time.
It’s not in PM’s hand! It’s been nearly 3 months and a handful of deaths in India. Despite millions fleeing to villages. Dispute shortages of medical equipment. Despite irresponsible behaviour of certain sections of people. We have conducted very few tests considering our popn of 1.3 bn. There are in all probability lacs of asymptomatic stealth transmissions. So lacs of people, may be millions, will briefly fall sick. But it’s not a killer (in India) despite the fear. We have genetic immunity due to a history of rampant bacterial and viral invasions for over a century.
But no one is going to buy this! Now.
नमस्कार साथियों,
सोचने का विषय है कि केवल 900 संक्रमित संख्या है अभी तक, लेकिन
सेना एक लाख बिस्तर का अस्पताल बना रही है, क्यूँ…?
उद्योगपतियों द्वारा करोड़ों की राशि दी जा रही है, क्यूँ…?
निजी अस्पतालों को सरकार द्वारा अधिग्रहण किया जा रहा है, क्यूँ…?
ट्रेन के डब्बों को अस्पताल बनाया जा रहा है, क्यूँ…?
पूरे देश में यातायात सेवा पूर्णतः बंद है, क्यूँ…?
पूरे देश में लॉकडाउन किया गया है, क्यूँ…?
देश की अर्थव्यवस्था कि चिंता किए बिना इतने कड़े निर्णय लिए जा रहे हैं, क्यूँ…?
क्योंकि कहीं कुछ तो गम्भीर है इसलिए ना।
ओर पढ़े लिखे लोग अगर ऐसी मूर्खता करेंगे तो इन सारी व्यवस्थाओं की जरूरत जरूर पड़ेगी। सरकार जानती है की भारत एक पढ़े लिखे मूर्खों का देश है। क्योंकि ये संक्रमण भी पढ़े लिखे एवं एक अपने आप को उच्च वर्ग का कहने वाले मूर्खों की वजह से ही फैल रहा है।
इसलिए अतिबुद्धिमान ना बने, लॉकडाउन का पालन करें, घर पर रहें, सुरक्षित रहें।??????
It is a contagious disease. So stopping the spread is more important. So isolation is the solution and even doubtful cases are also isolated which needs sizable arrangement. No country knows the end of this epidemic at present. So every country should be ready to cope with any eventual spurt. Simple counting the numbers today is foolishness.
Never knew we had so many prophets all across the Nation …. everyone offering fail-proof solutions … wanting Indians to believe that Modi was the last person who should have been elected as PM. Guys don’t watch …. prepare for the 2024 ….all those who survive Modi’s Corona decisions! Good Luck!
I buy more into the WEAKNESS than the STRENGTH.
OPPORTUNITY IS TO REDEEM HIMSELF
THREAT IS MAINLY FROM RETAINING HIMSELF AND NOT EVOLVING TRIGGERING
I hoe for the Best
It’s at least somewhat balanced article compared so called elitist authors who just spew some gibberish crap .Have no solution try to behave holier than thou and concern for “poor people and Garib” kind of crap and give unnecessary sermons.
I have discovered Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York in this crisis. Also Dr Anthony Fauci. By a happy coincidence, both of Italian ancestry. They are setting standards of public governance in an emergency.
The author perfectly understood What Modi is & his style of work, in last six years it’s the decision he couldn’t foresee the the results . GST, Demonitisation , CAA, NRC , Foreign policy , tours to foreign countries at no stage he couldn’t manage the his outcome. The same happens the most crucial juncture of Covid19 unless and until it knocked the doors . Without any judgement what will happen after lockdown. His puppet HM has not spoken a single word.He sent his Ambassadors to all state no powers merely reporters . Let’s hope results will positive being optimistic then only he & his team of course three to five will out spoke Modi hai to kuch bhi mumkin hai .After Gazni he is the only to lockdown as G moved capital from Delhi to Nagpur.
As kids when we played football, we had a mate who was better than all of us. But he had a weakness as well, once the ball reached him, he wouldn’t pass to any of his teammates – he wanted to score all goals himself. We called him “solo master”. After we recognized this, it was easy – we just needed to block him – and since he wouldn’t pass to anyone else, we did not bother marking any of his team mates.
The PM also is a solo master – wants to do and be seen doing everything himself. In any endeavour which requires collective effort like this one, that is a fatal trait. To emerge successful, he needs more people around him – people who can share the burden of managing the logistics of overcoming this pandemic and rescuing the economy. A suggestion would be having a national government (comprising of competent politicians from non-BJP parties) for the next 1-2 years instead of a BJP/NDA govt which can concentrate on setting the country’s battered economy on track rather than waste time on CAA – NPR, central vista remake and such unproductive stuff.
You make a valid point NM but highly unlikely that the govt would invite talent from other parties to help. Unless ofcourse the talented people from other parties are poached and made members of their own party ala Mr Scindia.
Now, be prepared to be lynched by the …. mob.
Ha, ha, ha…took the words right out of my mouth !
Rightly analysed the response of lockdown by Govt. and its planning. There are two points I wd like to say. One, the lockdown has started showing its problems. Given the fatality rate of Covid, the rate of serious illness among those infected and the requirement of resources, Govt can even now analyse and rescale the outright lockdown. The medical resource shortage may certianly be there if the spread is to vast but still 80% of those affected will have minor illness, 20% will need to get hospitalize and only 5% will need ventilators. The mortality varies from 0.6 to 3%. Afterall it does not make sense to get people suffer and die due to food shortages, food riots, ailments due to lac of proper food and shelter or social disruption, The total lockdown is bringing economy to almost a halt which will cause further damage and deaths. This way there will more fatalities than due to Covid.
Second point is Govt. will trumpet victory whether or not there is serious death and destruction. For even if 60% die they will say we saved 40% due to our great leadership.