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It isn't easy. & often a source of profound disagreement, when we, the citizens of the various & different western powers, attempt a mutual understanding of how we got here from there, & which forces, in the present, bear down on & influence our elected representatives.
In the case of India, half a world away, it's not even worth trying. But I'll try anyway...... the utility of the godmen to the political class is their ability to deliver a huge block vote to whichever candidate the godman favours.
The present Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, like many before him, has cultivated these types, but now he's decided he can safely confiscate their assets. Apparently he's a public speaker of great powers of charisma & persuasion. One of those who gets thrown up, at random from time to time, in the history of men.
I suspect he's an arsehole in the greater picture, but if the precedent stands, with 40 dead & the army called out it looks like it will, watch out all you gurus of wealth & fame.
The offshore ones included.
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