Deepika shows up at JNU to support students protesting against govt - Page 23

Originally posted by: Notafan

Are you equating JNU with Nukkad colleges ? Don't people hold JNU to higher standards ? Achievers don't waste time time in mindless protests.

The correct way to tackle the fee hike issue would have been to create a list of students who were economically weak and elaborate how even a small fee hike would affect them. Instead these leftist-communist enitities hold the whole university to ransom.? Is their not a single intelligent person in JNU or is everybody like Kanhaiya Kumar ?

Two things. Since there is a conflation of issues here.

1. If there was to be an attack on a nukkad college by masked goons. I would protest against that. I would laud deepika Padukone for supporting protests against that. So for me there is no difference in a nukkad college and JNU. I am against what happened in AMU, what happened in Jamia, what happened in IIT Kanpur, and what happened in JNU. They are all equal for me. I am against the government using under handed tactics and/or brute force to silence protestors. What the protestors were protesting is irrelevant (caa/NRC/fee hike/kashmir). So i don’t want to get into the debate of what would have been the best way to tackle the fee hike issue.

2. I (and i speak only for myself) feel much more strongly for certain issues than for others. For me a protest against caa/nrc is more sensitive and immediate than a protest against fee hike. I do agree with a fellow poster who said education should be free for all. I do think we need a centre of left party which can provide basic social amenities like health and education to all. But i feel that there are more immediate threats like the secular fabric of the country being destroyed that need urgent attention.

Originally posted by: GrumpyTheCat

https://twitter.com/DearthOfSid/status/1214575583541088256?s=20

other top bhakts dont even care what happens they just boot lick every election time

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Originally posted by: CriticusExpert

Celebrities in the film industry are made or created by the public. They are not politicians, academics or experts in social issues and laws, furthermore they make their living by taking on "roles" meaning they take on characters assigned or assumed, enhanced and made up.

I do not know why people/public at large look to them as models or paragons of virtue in socio political issues. When a lot of them do not have expert knowledge of the issues.

Yes they can have a personal opinion or they can pick a side that they support and as citizens of a country they can voice this opinion with freedom. Just like they can choose NOT to voice their opinion. Staying quiet or neutral IS also a right. Basically is their personal choice. Why do people insist on forcing them?

For me the well being of a nation and its people always comes first, I do not approve of violence and destruction of either public or private property in any shape or form, not from any side, and for sure I do not approve of people being attacked or harmed. If I have to pick a side then I am a nationalist first and foremost, common well being is a priority. I look at personal agenda or financial gain and judge people based on why they are motivated to take certain action and that is the credibility I give them. Some have none.

I hope that Deepika will try to be a mediator between both sides, that IS the best role a celebrity can take when there is violent public unrest and initiate dialog and equanimity. I hope that celebrities will try to calm emotions NOT rile up either side with chants of violence. But that they will sugest calm, DIALOG and the law, even if the people need to change the law. For a democracy to work it has to be enforced.

Her taking a political side does not make me approve of her more or less, if she puts out a film I find entertaining I will watch it, and will for the 1 and 1/2 to 2 hour period it lasts, watch it and judge her performance according to how I was entertained, nothing more.

For politics I will read and based on my own personal needs and opinion vote or be active. An actor will NEVER influence my political choices or behabior. I do give her respectt for having the spine to openly pick a side, that means a person is honest as a citizen, and not just shooting off from the confort behind a computer/microphone or manipulatig in the dark to create social chaos to benefit their agenda.

I will bash them when they openly lie or call them out for bad behavior and manipulation for personal gain and I am impressed or willing to support celebrities when it is social charity or neutral work that benefits EVERYONE; like opening hospitals, schools, centers for active direct assistance or public awareness on illness and issues that are beyond political choices and affects all of us at a human level...etc.

totally agree with this.

Especially an actor will never influence my political choices. I won’t go and vote because a celebrity endorse certain politics.

This whole talk about Hollywood was speaking up against trump to put down Bollywood. I still see trump as the president. No one cares. These actors only have those on their sides who already believe in it not because they are voicing their opinion. It’s exactly what is happening Now with deepika. You have those who agree with her and those who don’t thatsy why both hashtags trend. Even if the khans would speak up it would be the same.

https://twitter.com/shilpitewari/status/1214576896609939456?s=21

Wow deepika u didnt meet the students who got beaten for registering for exams but the ones who went so low to beat kids. Hats off. Disgusted.the criminals who beat up the students who didnt agree eith their ideology. N got the nerve to talk about intolerance

Anyways it was expected from bw lol.

https://twitter.com/ithepandit/status/1214594481091006464?s=21

It is delusional to suggest Deepika's show of solidarity is for movie promotion - because we have seen very clearly in the past that making this gesture is DETRIMENTAL. The boycott hashtag being the most obvious proof. Nothing but delusion.

Long live the Queen.

Originally posted by: Sunflower234

Excellent lodging ? Have you seen the JNU hostels?

One thing which I don't understand why the JNU VC is not having a talk with the students?? I have read somewhere that till now VC didn't come for once ?

Whatever it is, everybody wants free b and b, if the above tweet is true then such behaviour needs to be discouraged.

Though beating them is not the right way...

Originally posted by: Looney86

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Deepika earned what she aimed for. LMAO 🤣

Originally posted by: Shaitan-Haiwan

PR Move. If shes so passionate, why has she been silent this entire time? She is speaking up 4 days before a movie release. If anything this should enrage people.

This topic itself is proof - instead of focusing on issues we are praising Deepika for doing nothing but just standing with chipku bun. Diversion tactic