08-05-2005, 09:18 PM
There is a common canard:
If BJP had won 2004, it would have been hailed as the victory for non-sectarianism, as BJP didn't even once ask for 'hindu' votes during the 2004 campaign.
But somehow BJP's loss in 2004 is claimed as a loss for the 'hindus'.
Simply stated: if BJP had won, 'hindus' would have supposedly lost. And BJP's loss is anyway a loss for the hindus. A nice case of having ones cake and eating it too. Or as they say 'heads you lose, tails I win'.
If BJP had won 2004, it would have been hailed as the victory for non-sectarianism, as BJP didn't even once ask for 'hindu' votes during the 2004 campaign.
But somehow BJP's loss in 2004 is claimed as a loss for the 'hindus'.
Simply stated: if BJP had won, 'hindus' would have supposedly lost. And BJP's loss is anyway a loss for the hindus. A nice case of having ones cake and eating it too. Or as they say 'heads you lose, tails I win'.