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I would agree, many Indians, the democratic majority support this.
The fact that you agree doesn't make it correct, and there is no such thing as "democratic majority" in supporting something without a proof. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argumentum_ad_populum
India is increasingly going down the slippery slope of repression that we have seen frequently in countries about 5-10 years before they lose their collective minds, and everyone wonders when the state "went bad".
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This timeline checks out with your example.
So the Indian government have got all the time in the world to raid offices over tax but don't do anything over scam call centres scamming innocent victims all over the world.
So the Indian government have got all the time in the world to raid offices over tax but don't do anything over scam call centres scamming innocent victims all over the world.
I mean this raid seems like it might be motivated by something other than just enforcing their tax code, sure. But you didn't bring that up. And I'm having trouble seeing the connection between this and scammers.
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> India is much more robust democratically. Out of curiosity, why do you think that is the case?
India is increasingly going down the slippery slope of repression that we have seen frequently in countries about 5-10 years before they lose their collective minds, and everyone wonders when the state "went bad".
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I see that, but for calls going to the US, the US could actually implement STIR/SHAKEN and other measures to quell it...but they drag their feet.
I feel like the US is in a position to simply have some police deliberately fall for these scams, then wire over the $25k as the scammer instructs, then trace that money as far as the indian border, then demand the indian government repay it. The indian government can continue tracing and find the scammer to get their money back (hard), or just shut down the call centers (easier). Yes, I know this isn't the way inter…
India is increasingly going down the slippery slope of repression that we have seen frequently in countries about 5-10 years before they lose their collective minds, and everyone wonders when the state "went bad".
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> India is much more robust democratically. Out of curiosity, why do you think that is the case?
Not OP but Many many instances of corrupt leaders or leaders with unpopular policies/poor governance being thrown out of power in elections peacefully. If anything, the fatalism & inability of Americans to change their political establishment tends to be puzzling for us.