Azad Maidan riots in Mumbai on August 11, 2012

context: It was photographed by Mid-Day photojournalist Atul Kamble during violent protests at Azad Maidan (near Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus/CST) organized by the Raza Academy. The protests were held in response to violence against Rohingya mus**ms in Myanmar; they turned into riots involving arson, attacks on police/media vehicles, and vandalism

"Delhi Police tum lath bajao, hum tumhare sath hain" - People tired of CJP Protests one after the other seen supporting Delhi Police

Poonam Pandey : "What is currently happening? How can they ask for PM's resignation. What kind of talk is this? Is he someone from your neighbor? He is the Prime Minister of India. I mean, who is he, at least look at his name. Aise desh chalta hai kya?"

Share your opinion

CJP SUPPORTER: I stand up for women because I am a woman myself.

Female Journalist: "Good. Then what do you have to say about the reports of sexual harassment of 11 girls at JNU?"

GIRL : "Modi Media Go Back"

I think we all need to be more conscious of how we’re consuming information about what’s happening around us.

There are bots, coordinated accounts, politically motivated pages, and people across the political spectrum trying to shape narratives. Meanwhile, the voices of people directly affected by events often get drowned out.

For every person actually experiencing something on the ground, there are potentially hundreds or thousands online discussing, interpreting, defending, or condemning it. Most are reacting to information filtered through someone else’s perspective.

And this is true regardless of which side you support.

In fact, I’d encourage everyone to actively seek out accounts and perspectives from people they disagree with.

One of the biggest problems with media consumption today is how differently we’re exposed to opposing viewpoints.

We spend hours listening to the strongest arguments from people we agree with. Their best speakers, full interviews, podcasts, and most persuasive explanations.
But the other side? We often encounter them through short, edited clips, out-of-context screenshots, or someone on our side explaining why they’re wrong.

We hear the best version of our own side’s arguments directly from them, and the worst version of the other side’s arguments through their opponents.

Then we convince ourselves we’ve heard both sides.

My appeal is simple: Seek out primary sources and first-hand accounts.

Listen to people actually experiencing the events being discussed. Understand what they’re going through, what they believe, and why. Seek out people who disagree with your perspective and hear their strongest arguments in their own words.

Don’t let viral clips, influencers, political parties, or highly upvoted Reddit comments form your entire understanding of an issue.

Of course, first-hand accounts aren’t automatically reliable either. Cross-check them against other independent accounts, original footage, and credible reporting.

This isn’t about pretending every argument is equally valid or assuming the truth always lies somewhere in the middle.

It’s about understanding what’s actually happening before forming an opinion.

There are often far more people shaping narratives online than people whose experiences are at the centre of them. That makes it incredibly easy for online discourse to become disconnected from reality.

We have more access to information than ever, but that doesn’t necessarily make us better informed.

Listen to people directly involved. Listen to people you disagree with. Verify what you can. Make up your own mind.

And ask yourself: When was the last time you listened to the strongest argument from someone you disagree with, in their own words, without someone on your side telling you what to think about it?

From France....... For those who don't know history, this is what a communist revolution looks like....

When the leftists/communists and radical islam join forces, you get a Civil War....

This the the "regime change" they