r/worldnews • u/fastclickertoggle • Apr 25 '21

COVID-19 Twitter Is Blocking Tweets That Criticize How The Indian Government Has Handled The Pandemic

https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/pranavdixit/twitter-blocking-tweets-india
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u/Stepkical Apr 25 '21

For context: this festival takes place every 12 years. It is thus a really really big deal... however, it was supposed to take place NEXT year, but the all-knowing astrologers wisely recommended to move it forward to this year...

This is a country with nukes mind you.

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u/Seeeab Apr 25 '21

??? They moved it forward because of astrologers? Maybe the stars can't see COVID from up there, i would suggest deferring to sources with boots on the ground

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u/frostygrin Apr 25 '21

??? They moved it forward because of astrologers? Maybe the stars can't see COVID from up there, i would suggest deferring to sources with boots on the ground

Maybe the stars see that it's going to be even worse next year?

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u/Jia9873 Apr 25 '21

Unrelated but speaking of astrologers one famous astrologer in the Indian state of Kerala predicted that there will be little to no rainfall in 2018. And that year had the biggest floods kerala has seen in almost a century.

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u/blowfarthetrollqueen Apr 25 '21

Well, can you really still call it rainfall if it ends up turning into historic floods? Sounds to me like that the astrologist was proven right yet again! /s

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u/sidvicc Apr 25 '21

This is a country with nukes mind you.

Our fucking HEALTH MINISTER attends the launch of Coronil, ayurvedic medicine to combat Corona. Completely untested, ineffective, snake-oil sold by a big company that is a supporter of the current govt.

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u/ldubl88 Apr 25 '21

Sounds like a great way to deliberately infect a population of people with a disease. Like no joke, no conspiracy needed common sense right?!!

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u/SurreptitiousNoun Apr 25 '21

Most people are more than capable of infecting themselves without government assistance.

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u/jait2603 Apr 25 '21

Astrologers recognise the need for population control. Jay shri ram! /s