How Freedom Home dehumanises the Hindus of Pakistan

In the previous couple of days, a big part of India’s liberal commentators have revealed themselves to be nice followers of the US primarily based assume tank Freedom Home. Any person on the market has downgraded India from “free” to “partly free.” The andolanjeevis got here out in full power for this one.

Who’re these individuals, by the best way? As Freedom Home notes:

“Exterior analysts assess 210 international locations and territories, utilizing a mixture of on-the-ground analysis, consultations with native contacts, and data from information articles, nongovernmental organizations, governments, and a wide range of different sources. Knowledgeable advisers and regional specialists then vet the analysts’ conclusions. “

That paragraph is written as if it conveys some data. However does it actually?

Why did Freedom Home use solely “exterior analysts,” “professional advisers” and “regional specialists?” Why not ask “native consultants” and “international thinkers” too?

That’s whenever you notice none of these job descriptions really imply something particular. Freedom Home is simply utilizing random phrases to refill house. They assume that if the sentence is lengthy sufficient, you’ll assume they know what they’re speaking about.

Don’t fall for this. Ask why they’re utilizing a protracted sentence to cover the names and credentials. As it’s, the concept of an oligarchy of “specialists” supposedly upgrading and downgrading democracies leaves a nasty style within the mouth.

After all the issues go a lot additional. Even when we noticed the names and (supposed) credentials, why ought to we assume the most effective concerning the intentions of those individuals? Might they go essentially the most primary sanity checks?

Now, I actually hate to match India and Pakistan on any metric, apart from comedian impact. In all different circumstances, even discussing such issues belittles India. It provides the looks that our democracy is by some means similar to no matter mess they’ve over there in Pakistan. However, I needed to ask. If the excessive minded specialists really feel that minorities in India are beneath menace, what do these international humanitarians need to say about atrocities on Hindus in Pakistan?

You’d be stunned (or maybe not).

Proper off the bat, don’t miss the respective maps they created for India and Pakistan.

They conceded all of PoK to Pakistan! For India? They couldn’t even depart us with the parts on our aspect of the Line of Management. As an alternative, they went all the best way and minimize off the entire of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh from India. You’d assume that is some B-grade film in Pakistan, on the lookout for low cost applause from its viewers. However no, this report is now a bestseller in India. That is what Indian liberals are cheering. Critically.

Anyway, one benefit of the Freedom Home report about Pakistan is that they started with a joke. Right here is the primary line from their overview on the nation.

“Pakistan holds common elections beneath a aggressive multiparty political system.“

I admire this. Humor is at all times an excellent ice-breaker. By the best way, I puzzled what’s the first line from their overview on India. Seems it’s pretty related, with one small distinction.

“India maintains a strong electoral democracy with a aggressive multiparty system on the federal and state ranges, although politics are marred by corruption.“

They wasted no time in displaying their prejudice, did they?

You could object right here. How will you say that they’ve a bias in opposition to India? In spite of everything, they scored India at 67/100 and Pakistan at a paltry 37/100. So, if they’re being unkind to India, they’re being extraordinarily extreme with Pakistan.

Sure, they’re being extreme with Pakistan. The query is : for what purpose? Will they blame Pakistan for the way they deal with Hindus? Completely not. A easy Ctrl+F search by way of the Freedom Home report on Pakistan reveals simply 2 cases of the phrase “Hindu.” In distinction, the phrase “Muslim” seems 16 occasions within the report on India. Once more, I completely hate placing the 2 numbers aspect by aspect, however doing so is important to disclose the bias.

The report on India options sentences akin to:

“Two developments in 2019 undermined the political rights of sure minorities, and Muslims specifically…“

” In August 2019, a Rajasthan court docket acquitted six suspects within the 2017 killing of a Muslim man, regardless of eyewitness accounts and video proof of their complicity“

Wait until I present you what they mentioned about Hindus in Pakistan, as a result of it’s a masterpiece in propaganda writing. As it’s, there have been solely 2 cases of the phrase Hindu within the report on Pakistan.

“Hindus have complained of vulnerability to kidnapping and compelled conversions, and a few proceed emigrate to India.“

Did you catch that? Learn the sentence rigorously. They didn’t acknowledge the atrocities dedicated on Hindus in Pakistan! They solely mentioned Hindus have complained of atrocities, thus under no circumstances endorsing the declare!

It’s essential to have seen different cases of this trick in operation. Everyone knows the distinction between a headline that claims “Rip-off in XYZ procurement” and a headline that claims “ABC alleges rip-off in XYZ procurement.” Within the second case, the media takes no duty for the allegation. Simply what Freedom Home did with Hindus of Pakistan.

It will grow to be much more apparent whenever you discover the startling flip of phrase within the paragraph the sentence is taken from.

“Hindus have complained of vulnerability to kidnapping and compelled conversions, and a few proceed emigrate to India. Members of the Christian and different non secular minorities stay prone to blasphemy accusations that may come up from trivial disputes and escalate to felony prosecution and mob violence. The blasphemy legal guidelines and their exploitation by non secular vigilantes have additionally curtailed freedom of expression by Muslims.“

Three sentences, again to again. Christians are prone to blasphemy accusations. Muslims face the specter of non secular vigilantes too. Two straight assertions, with no qualifiers. However Hindus? They’ve solely complained. Freedom Home is not going to say in the event that they imagine there’s any reality in these complaints made by Hindus.

That is straight up dehumanization of Hindus. The struggling of Hindus doesn’t matter to them. The rationale they assume Pakistan sucks is as a result of Muslims and Christians have a tough time there. Not as a result of Hindus face atrocities. The truth is, you possibly can learn all the report on Pakistan. Not at a single place do they acknowledge by title that any crime was dedicated in opposition to Hindus.

The truth is, such language tips seem all by way of their report. Think about the next sentences they wrote about freedom in India:

“Muslim private standing legal guidelines and conventional Hindu practices discriminate in opposition to ladies when it comes to property rights and inheritance.“

“Muslim private standing legal guidelines and conventional Hindu practices characteristic gender discrimination on issues akin to marriage, divorce, and youngster custody.”

The very same phrase “Muslim private standing legal guidelines and conventional Hindu practices” seems twice in the identical report! Seems to be like somebody had a template prepared. And extra curiously, was making an attempt exhausting to be sure to don’t discover the distinction between legal guidelines in a single neighborhood and practices in one other. Quite a lot of unhealthy issues occur in society. However when injustice is formally given authorized sanction, it’s a entire different stage of unfairness.

But when Freedom Home admitted that one neighborhood is simply extra open minded than the opposite, what would occur to their agenda?

In studying the studies from Freedom Home, what stood out is how related it’s to the now acquainted secular whitewashing model of mainstream media right here in India. Everyone knows the template: a Hindu sufferer turns into “Delhi man” whereas a Muslim sufferer is clearly recognized as such. If against the law occurs in a madrassa, you possibly can’t simply say {that a} crime occurred in madrassa. It’s essential to say that the incident has put the highlight on crimes in “madrassas and Vedic pathashalas.” You possibly can’t simply say {that a} Hindu was a sufferer. You possibly can solely say that that they’re alleging it.

In different phrases, be strictly factual and tremendous skeptical when reporting on Hindu victims. When a Muslim alleges victimhood, take all claims at face worth, droop all skeptical questioning and disseminate it extensively. And above all, attempt to keep away from mentioning Hindus as a lot as potential. If you happen to don’t even point out Hindus, it turns into simpler for the world to fake like they don’t exist. Thanks Freedom Home for displaying us that this writing model has now gone totally worldwide. Whether or not as a majority in India or as a tiny persecuted minority in Pakistan, international liberals have made it clear that we Hindus deserve no place in any respect.

One last item. The quilt of the Freedom Home report is an obvious tribute to a bunch of protesters, their fists within the air, carrying indicators that say “We would like justice.” Who’s on that cowl?

I don’t know. I can’t inform by their garments.