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Dissent over Citizenship Bill causes havoc

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) 2016, which was passed in the lower house of the Indian Parliament on January 8, has run into troubled waters. The communal nature of the bill leaves out Muslim communities from its humanitarian pursuit of providing sanctuary and also restricts itself to three countries – Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

The bill seeks to grant citizenship to Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh, Christian, Parsi and Jain migrants from those three countries even if they do not possess the necessary documents but have stayed in India for six years. This has led to strong reactions from groups in India’s Northeast.

The bill, particularly in the northeastern states, has received tremendous opposition, but not entirely for the right reasons. Strong sentiments against “foreigners” or “Bangladeshis” have been expressed, as protests against the bill have been widely covered and reported in both national and regional media.

In one demonstration held in Aizawl, capital of Mizoram state, on January 23, the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), the largest student body of the Mizos, in a four-point resolution stated that “to safeguard [our] land against foreigners, we the Mizos will fight till our last breath.” They further stated that “the government is favoring the foreigners over its own people living in the Northeast.”

Dissent for wrong reasons

Unfortunately, the dissent regarding the bill is not against the religious aspects and its communal nature, nor is it for including specific nations. In fact, the dissent expressed in the Northeast region is mostly driven by regional and identity politics, and more so in Mizoram.

Northeast India shares a border with Bangladesh, a fact that is mobilized by a certain class or people in power to scare the general public and turn that fear into a mass protest.

In the state of Mizoram, people took to the streets led by powerful non-government organizations in turn led by the MZP and Central Young Mizo Association (CYMA), among others, against the CAB.

The demonstrations, especially those with placards saying “Hello China, Bye Bye India,” caught the attention of national media.

The protesters even threatened the possibility of picking up arms against the Indian state. The news and incidents did not end with the slogans and protests, but extended to the level of forcibly preventing one Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from attending the Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi on January 26.

Mizoram has no cases of people from Bangladesh seeking asylum or “illegal immigrants” taking shelter in the state. In fact, Mizoram is one of the three states in Northeast India that have Inner Line Permit (ILP) regulations in place. There are no possibilities of entering the state or finding employment without an ILP, or becoming ethnic Mizo at the stroke of entering Mizoram.

The Mizo history

The voice against the CAB is in fact an opportunity to mobilize, galvanize and campaign to express hate toward non-Mizos whether it be Chakma, Reang or even Indian citizens who share historical roots in Chin areas of Myanmar, although the latter are seen as part of their society now.

Indians with Chin ancestry have been beaten up in the streets of Aizawl repeatedly over the years, although now are accepted in the larger Mizo society.

The Asian Center for Human Rights (ACHR) notes that in 1992 about 380 Chakma houses were burned down by mobs organized by the MZP and Young Mizo Association (YMA) at Marpara, Hnahva and Aivapui villages in Mizoram.

Subsequently, thousands of Chakma voters were deleted from electoral rolls published in 1995 and 1996. The number stood at 2,886 Chakmas in Aizawl district alone. In 1997, facing the brunt of communal attacks orchestrated by the MZP and YMA, more than 30,000 Reangs or Brus fled from Mizoram to Tripura and Assam.

On January 23 with a demonstration against the bill in process, the Mizo groups also demanded dissolution of the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC).

Media reports said MZP general secretary Lalnunmawia Pautu’s statement directly expressed anger against the Chakmas. He stated: “So many Chakmas are living illegally in
Mizoram. Everyone will get citizenship if the [Citizenship Amendment] Bill is passed.”

On the other hand, the Chakma organizations for long have challenged the Mizos against such allegations and accusations. They have presented data and literature to prove that the Chakmas’ illegal immigration from Bangladesh is a myth.

Dilip Kanti Chakma, a human-rights lawyer based in Delhi, said: “The allegations of Chakmas’ abnormal population growth are nothing but creation of myths against the Chakmas. Before India’s independence, the western part of Mizoram belonged to the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh, which was dominated by the Chakmas. [In the] aftermath of the partitions, just overnight Chakmas had to identify themselves with two nation-states, that is, India and the then East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).”

He further explained: “The majority of the Chakmas had to remain with Pakistan despite their advocacy to be with the Indian state. The Chakma community being both in Bangladesh and India does not mean that they are illegally coming into the state of Mizoram. Such is nothing but xenophobic attitude by profiling and branding the Chakmas as foreigners or Bangladeshis.”

He even stated that while today it is the Chakmas raising their voices against the non-Mizos, tomorrow it could be Reang/Bru or even the helpless “Chins” who had to flee Myanmar because of their political situation and seek protection in the state of Mizoram.

Abuse of history

The demonstrations against the CAB also expose the abuse of history. As it is reported, the statement of the MZP general secretary further states that the bill is “extremely dangerous for the people of Mizoram and the Northeast” and warns against the repetition of violent secessionist movements like in the 1960s.

The fact is that the Mizo movement in the 1960s was for justice and equality when the Indian state neglected the suffering of the people due to poverty, famine, disease and deaths. It was not a secessionist movement.

The CAB has lit up xenophobic politics in Mizoram yet again and the minorities in the state are bearing its brunt.

Despite enjoying double protection in the form of the ILP and extremely strong civil-society and student-union bodies, the display of power is nothing but a spectacle to instill fear among the minorities in the state.

Asian woman wants white guys then cries RACISM (!!!) when the white guy prefers to date within his race. In contrast, Asian men just want their own race - whereas these Asian women feel entitled to OTHER races. They are the true entitled ones

So I mean, going through the article, some things that struck me...

Lately, my single, female friends have been telling me about the extraordinary messages they receive on sites like Tinder, OkCupid and Hinge.

Like yes, omg, it's totally "extraordinary" that a white guy says he only wants to date white \s. In fact, I say good for him

And also, notice how her female friends are clearly all Asian (and possibly other minorities), yet she is clearly set on a white guy. Again, this disproves all the "well, I live in a white area, so it's natural my partner would be white" - with this logic, her female friends would also be white, but with 90% of these women, I notice they have an extremely disproportionate number of Asian female friends - sometimes even exclusively Asian female friends - yet they never have Asian men as friends, let alone a partner.

this actual line on the profile of a sun-kissed Liam Hemsworth lookalike

So, praising whites and insinuating that whites are the ultimate form of attractiveness hence actively bashing her own race, all the while claiming whites are racist who claim the exact same thing. Afterall, this is comparable to a favourite sibling syndrome - if you constantly praise one sibling as being amazing-looking, intelligent and whatnot 1000s upon 1000s of times, then the other sibling is naturally going to take offence, even if they are never actually offended directly. Same with these Asian women - even if they don't explicitly bash Asian men, they still are actually bashing Asian men by praising white men and hence re-enforcing the idea that you have been told since childhood that - as an Asian man - you will never be as good as whites.

You’d never find a job ad that discriminates against applicants based on race. That’s against the law. Why is it okay, then, to announce a ban against engaging with a race of people on your dating profile?

But when Asian women say "no Asian men", these very same Asian women will claim it's just "muh preference" or they'll try to justify it with some other bs - "he looks like my brother", "Asian men are misogynistic" and even the "I don't want an Asian mother in law"

Some openly announce "NO ASIANS/ NO BLACKS". I wonder how harmful this might be to an Asian, like me, or black person, to see this regularly – how this might diminish our self-hood and dignity.

Riiiiiiight...but since like 10 years old, Asian men have grown up seeing 100,000s of Asian women in wmaf proudly, smugly and arrogantly declare Asian men to be inferior and she clearly doesn't view that of concern. Afterall, like my point her, Asian men have had 100,000 strikes against them, she's had 1 and now she's the one complaining? And besides, being told you aren't good enough by your own kind is always going to insult you more than being told you aren't good enough by some complete randomer.

An Asian female friend announced recently that the vitriol she experienced on Tinder became too heavy a psychological burden. She deleted her account two days ago.

If this was genuine racism (i.e. "suck my dick you dumb g00k bitch"), then fine, but if it's just because she only match with 500 white guys and a small handful said they prefer white women, then I find it impossible to see what the problem is

and those whom English is a second language can’t offer anything of value?

And I mean, this is just outright false. Asian female immigrants/foreigners are targetted very strongly by wm looking for easy sex/wanting to live out racist fantasies (fucking an Asian woman from each ethnicity as a form of conquest and calling/viewing them as each appropriate racial slur etc). And sure, I would hope to any self-respecting woman it wouldn't be wanted attention, but the way she claims they are ignored is simply false. Afterall, I remember going to a nightclub in London when I was 18 - ALL of the female Asian international students/tourists were able to go home and fuck a white guy despite their poor English, but how many Asian guys who had poor English were able to woo the white women in the club? Yeah, I think we all know the answer. For a woman, having traits that make you less powerful (less money, not able to speak the language, naivity of the culture) etc aren't a negative thing and will be viewed in a positive light by many predatory men. I know plenty of female Asian international students who fucked 50 white guys during their time in the UK - how many of the male Asian international students fucked 50 white women though, do you think?

There's an ugly sense of entitlement

Again, a white guy wanting a white woman is not being entitled. An Asian woman feeling entitled to a white man - i.e. someone of a different race - is the real entitled one

Dating apps must reflect the same standards of non-discrimination as those expected in the broader community. I urge them to act quickly to remove users who do not comply with these guidelines and to effectively resolve complaints where racism is brought to their attention.

And lmao, this would mean that most Asian women in white areas would be banned then for their extreme "no Asians" policy. And likewise, all these specialist wmaf bride sites would be banned (I agree they should be), most of the Asian women on all these degenerate hookup sites etc too would be banned

And then, surprise surprise, she even admits:

When I ask several friends about their swiping habits on apps like Tinder and OkCupid, and they don’t deny that most of the men they swipe right are white Anglo.

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And you know, it's also funny when she says something like this:

I’d want to grant a stranger the dignity to be treated as an individual.

Because, you know, she honestly doesn't believe that whites on those apps don't just view her through every racial stereotype imaginable - i.e.:

- "ching chong ling long"/"me luv u long time"/"sucky sucky 5 dorrah"/"lbfm"/"slit-eyed bitch"/"chink whore"/"g00k cumbucket" etc etc etc etc etc

- someone who has no self-respect (the typical "Asian bitches are slaves to whites"/"white-worshipping whore" etc)

- someone who hates her own kind

etc etc etc etc etc

See, the reality is, that unlike what she is stating, it isn't the white guys who want white women that are the ones who are racist - it's the ones who want Asian women that are