Is it just me, or the government of India is cracking down of all end to end encryption apps like signal and element.

Cause I guy who works for the police came to my house and asked whether I use signal and element

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    By every definition of democracy I’m familiar with the Republic of India is a democratic government. Do you think it’s not? If so, why not?

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      State-sponsoree pogroms. State-sposored censorship of NGOs and journalists.

      You can’t have a democracy under fascism, even if that fascist was originally elected by the majority.

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        so if the majority want fascism it can’t be a democracy? I thought democracy was majority rule. Can it not be that majoirty rule itself IS the issue?