Tapping deep into the traumatic memory of the instructional charts all Indian school children pore over in class, Twitter on Tuesday witnessed a slew of hilarious, satirical messages highlighting the sometimes paradoxical attitudes of Indian liberals.
The thread was set off by a chart, mocked up in the manner of the Ideal Boy educational posters that are ubiquitous in Indian schools, titled Adarsh Liberal.
The floodgates burst open as liberal positions were skewered.
It didn't take long for liberals to strike back with a chart of their own. Adarsh Bhakt played on the broad generalisation that anyone who isn't liberal is a devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the ensuing Twitter hashtag, #AdarshSanghi, suggested that they supported the Sangh Parivar.
Here's how liberals came to characterise conservative attitudes.
And then, later in the day, someone added new captions to the original chart poking fun at liberals to make them ideal conservatives.
The thread was set off by a chart, mocked up in the manner of the Ideal Boy educational posters that are ubiquitous in Indian schools, titled Adarsh Liberal.
Adarsh Liberal be like pic.twitter.com/YcRT8ztczK
— Adarsh Liberal (@AdarshLiberal) March 10, 2015
The floodgates burst open as liberal positions were skewered.
Your taxes, their champagne. #AdarshLiberal
— Barbarian Indian (@barbarindian) March 11, 2015
#AdarshLiberal will add Caste element in every political analysis. And will also show disdain on the castiest society and politics.
— हम भारत के लोग (@India_Policy) March 10, 2015
Priyanka Vadra!! wears cotton sarees during election campaign Jeans & T-shirt after elections" #AdarshLiberal
— *professor Gujju* (@oye_gujju) March 11, 2015
#AdarshLiberal lives in a few pincodes in Delhi and Mumbai and likely to be from a bureaucrat's family.
— Barbarian Indian (@barbarindian) March 11, 2015
Why did the #adarshliberal cross the road? Because there was a huge Govt grant waiting on the other side.
— IndiaSpeaks (@IndiaSpeaksPR) March 10, 2015
For his girlfriend cheating on him.. For his boss abusing him.. For sudden weather change.. . . . . MODI MUST ANSWER! #AdarshLiberal
— Keh Ke Peheno (@coolfunnytshirt) March 10, 2015
Evolution according to an #AdarshLiberal (with @ajayendar) #FromArchives pic.twitter.com/hW1bFnwAKb
— The UnReal Times (@TheUnRealTimes) March 10, 2015
#AdarshLiberal , @TheHindu for breakfast , @scroll_in for lunch and @ndtv for dinner .
— Shrikanth (@Arnava30) March 11, 2015
Switches on AC to contemplate about people starving in Jhuggis #AdarshLiberal
— Overrated Sala (@bhak_sala) March 10, 2015
It didn't take long for liberals to strike back with a chart of their own. Adarsh Bhakt played on the broad generalisation that anyone who isn't liberal is a devotee of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and the ensuing Twitter hashtag, #AdarshSanghi, suggested that they supported the Sangh Parivar.
Ok so here it is :P (via- Unofficial: Subramaniam Swamy on FB) :) pic.twitter.com/lDBs8wAhwQ
— Scotchy Maharaj (@scotchism) March 11, 2015
Here's how liberals came to characterise conservative attitudes.
#AdarshSanghi puts the Riot in PatRiot
— Joy (@Joydas) March 10, 2015
#AdarshSanghi someone who forces a ghoonghat on his wife but mocks the hijab. #AdarshLiberal the exact opposite of above.
— Abla Sabla AuRatty (@YearOfRat) March 10, 2015
After abusing Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for 10 years an #AdarshSanghi will ask you to respect modi because he is Prime Minister.
— Brumby (@brownbrumby) March 11, 2015
#AdarshSanghi will use Bajrang Dal or VHP to break the light bulb. Shiv Sena to claim they broke the bulb & BJP deny they had any hand in it
— Sameer Khan (@SamKhan999) March 11, 2015
An #AdarshSanghi ask for beef ban in India but wil use fake documents to migrate to western countries where cows are slaughtered in millions
— Brumby (@brownbrumby) March 11, 2015
#AdarshSanghi is one who thinks whatsapp forwards are gospel truth. pic.twitter.com/sHtzCbC1u9
— Srivatsa (@srivatsayb) March 10, 2015
And then, later in the day, someone added new captions to the original chart poking fun at liberals to make them ideal conservatives.
I modified the original Adarsha Liberal to make it #IDEALSANGHI :D pic.twitter.com/h7qWYqhwl5
"@redditindia: Presenting “The Ideal Sanghi” http://t.co/CZLna0ARsS pic.twitter.com/Jwr40J15Dr"
Respect soldiers though whatever their reason
— Queen (@QueenPotato27) March 11, 2015
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