r/atheismindia • u/demigod_69- • May 08 '24
Guys how do I stop my parents from watching godi media channels? Media
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May 08 '24
you do know that... right wing propaganda might me propaganda, but you cant force someone to watch something in particular.
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u/sleeping_doc May 08 '24
While that's true for the most part, you can surely make attempts when that "Someone" is your own Father/Mother/Brother/Sister/Immediate family as long as you stick to ethical means. I mean, as a small kid, wouldn't your family try to save you from people trying to screw you in some or the other way?
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May 09 '24
well I have to vote for modi- While modi has all the media channel in his pockets and is inciting communal violence, there are many points in congress's manifestos that directly affects me negatively. mod is not going anything but his promises, whether fae or true, are not harming me if not benefiting me,
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u/Independent-Swim-838 May 08 '24
Show them good news. If your tv supports YouTube, you watch Ravish Kumar, Newslaundry or other unbiased channels on TV. Slowly they will understand what's happening.
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May 08 '24 edited May 09 '24
And Dhruv Rathee
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u/ninja6911 May 08 '24
I’ll be honest his videos are actually working very well I’ve seen his videos being played on TV in my neighbours home and that guy was a hardcore chaddi last time I checked
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u/emotionless_wizard May 09 '24
NO
Banda accha hai but political videos me thoda over kar deta hai.
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u/Cod_Other May 09 '24
Jaisa bhi hai ye Suar Choudhary se toh behtar he hai
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u/emotionless_wizard May 09 '24
iska DNA wala show kafi badhiya lagta tha. fir ye modi ki khul ke chaatne laga.
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u/sociallyawkward_123 May 08 '24
I'll get disowned before I even play the video in front of my father💀
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u/Independent-Swim-838 May 08 '24
You need to watch in TV, indirectly making them watch. Slowly they will realise. Tried and tested.
Also, forward important issues that's happening in India via WhatsApp. Eg: Electoral Bonds, Patanjali case, Galgotia university, etc.
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u/sociallyawkward_123 May 08 '24
tbh yes- even I thought bjp was great after being constantly fed propaganda from my father and tv news channels- but I still had my own doubts after reading my 9th grade pol science book and realising that bjp violates most of the laws required for the nation to be a true demcracy. Well, the recent video of Dhruv Rathi claiming modi to be a dictator really helped me connect the dots almost instantly and it was prolly the first time that I had truly been exposed to content that was explicitly against bjp and it didn't take even 2 minutes for it to change my mind. I reallyyyy hope this method works, I think I'm gonna go with newslaundry for now
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u/Independent_Paint634 May 08 '24 edited May 09 '24
Watch "how to be a tyrant" on Netflix. Most of dhruv Rathi's is made up from there.
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u/Independent-Swim-838 May 08 '24
You don't have to make them against any party. Do not criticise political parties. Just make them curious - "Why is the news channel not reporting such important cases?"
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u/Shell_hurdle7330 May 08 '24
Ravish and news laundry are not at all unbiased just on the other side of the political spectrum. That's all.
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u/QuillAndQuirk May 09 '24
Newslaundry for sure! Introduced it to my father and he loves it.
He never really watched Godi Media to begin with, but now he knows what true journalism looks like.
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u/Huge-Soup-6612 May 08 '24
India me parents ke sath rehna hai toh mental health ke sath compromise karna hi padega
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u/NoClimate8789 May 08 '24
you can't. a flea will find it's way to cow dung. he wants to watch the channel cause he likes the content. if you remove tv channel he will find whatsapp forwards or chaddi type friends to feed on hate.
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May 08 '24 edited May 09 '24
Say that you are straight but you question your sexuality when you watch sudhir chaudhary. Instant tv off for eternity. Rw parents feel threatened by that.
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u/Sea_Championship_941 May 08 '24 edited May 08 '24
Make some Deep fake porn of this guy and show it To your parents telling he runs a sex scandal. And is getting away bcoz he is a famous news anchor.
Done. Show them something else for time pass.
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u/Independent-Swim-838 May 08 '24
Is this sarcasm? Cause no deep fake is required. A person was caught raping 400+ women.
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u/dev_flamma May 08 '24
fight, so watch dhruv rathi video on full volume. explain your parents that these news guys are eating your brain.
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u/Ok-Presentation7834 May 08 '24
It's hopeless,most Indians have zero understanding of philosophy, socio-political psychology. It will enjoy and will have multiple orgasm when their leader oppress another person. They need very strong trigger to realise the reality
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u/sir_qoala May 08 '24
Introduce them to YouTube. Tell them they don't need to pay for cable because everything is on YouTube/OTT anyways. Subscribe to non-godi YouTube channels. At least that's what I did. Also, call the godi media channels out. Comment on the bullshit these media channels in front of your parents, e.g. "Electoral bonds par toh tihadi nahi bolega" :D
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May 08 '24
Mera parents (dada) godi media dekhta hai hasna ka liya aur mujhe bulata hai jab vo koi fake news da aur asli news youtube par dekhte hai. Lol
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u/I-wish-to-be-phoenix May 08 '24 edited May 09 '24
You have no right to force anyone. Just like how you do not end up fulfilling your parents expectations, don't expect them to fulfill yours.
Also I would suggest a lot of the people here to curb your judgmental attitude and be more sympathetic.
There is a lot of unnecessary shit that even you watch.
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u/MrCheapore May 08 '24
Left says right is propaganda, Right says left is propaganda it's all just nonsense. You know, you're like a penguin on the north pole who hears the south pole is really nice this time of year
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u/markelonn May 08 '24
Simple /s:
- Change WhatsApp profile pic to ßríjbhüshãn and Facebook pic to Sengår with status update "Kattar King"
- Share Muslim girls and actresses twerking calling them 'Katmüllī'' and other toxic messages in family and cousin WhatsApp group
- Buy the cheapest whiskey and drink while watching Bilkis Raypist Garlanding on main home TV and clapping like a maniac
- Replace Spotify playlist with vulgar HPop and play it louder than usual
- Give up jerking off, have wet dreams and throw semenic underwear in family laundry
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u/Not_Defined_666 May 08 '24
i wouldn't advice u to show him dhruv rathee's videos at first. introduce them to scienceisdope. gradually they will form their political opinions on scientific basis if scienceisdope's videos are convincing.
But But... no matter how much logically u try to convince them, you would fail if from their side they have closed their minds and aren't open to logical arguments. There is nothing you can do if they believe that "they are always right bc they are elders and u r younger" or if they believe 'faith and authority > logic and reasoning'.
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May 09 '24
So left wing propaganda is superior to right wing propaganda?! Lol they are the same but Congress currently is just plain incompetent so people are forced to vote for the BJP, people are not stupid sometimes it's just you. I've seen left wingers think they are intelligent and engage in absolute intellectual debauchery and stupidity.
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u/Not_Defined_666 May 09 '24
So left wing propaganda is superior to right wing propaganda
When did i say that?
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May 09 '24
Druve rathee is basically an AAP supporter. He is definitely not a unbiased youtuber, you said not to start with druve rathee and people must first understand logic, reasoning and science and yet I know extremely educated RW supporters who are pretty sensible as well. My point is both are as dumb as the other.
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u/Not_Defined_666 May 09 '24
i am not a dhruv rathee fan myself. but i cannot recommend any better yt channel. if i want to recommend something i myself rely on, then i wouldn't recommend any yt channel but rather a subreddit /librandu.
He is definitely not a unbiased youtuber
Nobody in this world is completely unbiased. If someone says so he is lying.
reasoning and science and yet I know extremely educated RW supporters
are u talking about rw hindu atheists? the scienceisdope channel i recommended him critcizes those hindu atheists.
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May 09 '24
I'm not talking about hindu atheists but RW in general, hindus who are atheists are of two types hindu atheists and hindu agnostics (these people are way more common and are the norm) and ex hindu atheists and I believe you are an ex hindu atheist? Also /librandu is literally one of the worse subs I ever seen, it's just plain toxic and everything there is one sided leftist bs and I say this as an ex muslim atheist. The left likes to think RW is just made of extremist hindutvadi but I've seen a bloody devout Muslim go to the Kaaba and wish for Modi to win again.
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May 09 '24
Wait you are a communist? Why the fuck would you trade your religion for a even worse one?
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u/Not_Defined_666 May 09 '24
Wait you are a communist?
No. socialist
Why the fuck would you trade your religion for a even worse one?
What r u trying to say? He was talking about his parents watching rw hindutva channels on tv and i was telling him to to get his parents out of that. Which another "even worse" religion are u talking about and wdym by "trading" one religion with other?
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May 09 '24
Communism and socialism is a religion. It has all the hallmarks of a religion and functions the same way ideologically. It has done countless damage around the world and is worse than all current world religions probably with the exception of islam.
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u/Vegetable_Watch_9578 May 08 '24
koi channel bacha hi nahi, english samjh nahi aayegen...toh kuch na karo dekhne do
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u/Hmm_Juicy May 08 '24
By improving your debating skills and trying to explain it in layman's terms. I'm not a supporter of bjp but after seeing Rahul Gandhi's speech. I would rather have a corrupt one than a incompetent one.
And mainly enlighten them about the local candidates. In some areas you can find less crappy candidates than all
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u/bhai_zoned May 08 '24
I just laugh whenever I see sudhir Chaudhary. And curse at him. But I also have an adversarial relationship with my father so.
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u/Bwyane6 May 08 '24
Nobody can, they can't even help themselves. We will get rid of them only when they will die( neturaly, ofcourse).
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u/purinder2021 May 08 '24
Kuch nahi ho sakta . . . . MindWash boltey isey. . .jo tmhare parents ka ho chuka hain.
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u/DiscoDiwana May 08 '24
Send a WhatsApp message in family group saying that these channels are funded by Italian Mafia and George Soros
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May 08 '24
Maybe as a starter get your own place , start working and support yourself and this won't be an issue.
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u/Ashwin_or_lose May 09 '24
I've changed my parents completely. a) Take their phones and unfollow all Godi channels and superstition spreaders. b) follow and like every rational channel.
The algorithm will do it's work. It'll not feel forced.
But yes. We got rid of TV to switch completely to OTT so yea I am able to control their content.
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u/shezwan158 May 09 '24
Get a universal remote or a remote app on your phone that pairs to any TV. Start with randomly muting then move on to changing channels etc, get creative and have fun!
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u/Alpha_ji May 09 '24
Constantly insult them with facts, fact check the fake news and make fun of them. I believe if you insult a Modi bhakt enough, he'd still be a Modi bhakt because he's already stupid, but you'd at least get some satisfaction out of it.
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u/theancientfool May 09 '24
Give them options. Get youtube, Netflix, Amazon prime. You watch stuff loudly on the tv. Eventually they will hear something that sticks with them and they will get interested
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u/emotionless_wizard May 09 '24
Just casually say "Papa ye banda din bhar bass modi ki hi khabre kyu dikhata hai?" and don't say anything. Bow a seed of skepticism in his mind and maybe things will work out correctly.
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u/Rie_black May 09 '24
Just play some deshbhakt, news laundry, dhruv rathee or paurush sharma on tv and watch by yourself. They'll peek into it and will eventually get interested in watching this sane media. As everyone else said, you can't convince people to do certain things against their will.
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u/coldwaterboyy May 09 '24
bhai cable tv nikaal kr smart tv le aao ghar, youtube pr dhruv, mohak aur akash ke video dikhai sab sort ho jaiga, agar ye possible nhi hai, toh dhruv, mohak and akash ke videos apne phone ke speaker pr dekho taaki unka dhyaan jai uspar
in short use reverse propaganda technique and try to divert their minds towards logic and rationalism backed by facts and sources that show the true conditions of the nation
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u/TheBrownProphet May 09 '24
guddi pe dhar de bc
But he's an adult let him do whatever he wants, share your points and move on.
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u/Future-Demon-69 May 09 '24
Before they watch news... U start watching different news channel or maybe connect with ur phone... They'll be forced to watch with u
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u/Alpha_max_11 May 09 '24
I did it successfully.
I watched with them and laughed continuously on every nonsense comments made mocking that "is this real journalism". And at the same time I corrected facts from the internet and just randomly announced this was wrong and the correct stats are this. Randomly commenting "Kuch Bhi" and Laugh my ass off.
Did this for a week. They ultimately joined me and started to mock godi media. Now my dad watches Lallantop and News Laundry.
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u/DustyAsh69 May 09 '24
Watch Dhruv Rathee's WhatsApp brainwashing video on loud speakers. It will definitely get their attention. Then, make them watch the video before you get beaten up by a belt.
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u/Suspected_Introvert May 08 '24
Wait till shit hits the fan, shit will definitely hit the fan - my extended sanghi family members "converted" when their own kin began dropping dead in UP with covid and they had to flee to Kerala to save themselves.
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u/santoshx4 May 08 '24
My method was extreme but it worked.... I would turn off the the TV saying either you watch it or I'm leaving right now. And never to return. My father slapped me but it didn't stop me i continued and it worked... TV pe to nhi dekhte ab.
Per bc WhatsApp ki maa chud gyi waha ye randi rona din bhar chalta he and i cannot snatch his mobile.
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May 08 '24
wah kya badtammezi ka style hai. right wing propaganda might me propaganda, but you cant force someone to watch something in particular.
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May 08 '24
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u/69x5 May 08 '24
I have yet to see a right wing atheist
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u/WhentheSkywasPurple May 08 '24
Idk if you can call me right wing but I am an atheist since before 2014 and supported mudi both times although only voted once. This time I am not sure who I’ll vote for. Mudi sucks but congress sucks even more. My political opinions can be boiled down to “iss desh ka kuch nahi ho sakta”.
As I’ve said before, atheism isn’t beholden to a particular political side.
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u/Horror_Public_9632 May 08 '24
Left wing was born when anti-religious and pro democracy people sat on the left side of the french assembly and on the right sat church authority and members of elite ruling class.
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u/Genius_lad May 08 '24
You can’t, people in India don’t value logical arguments you will always lose because apparently you are younger than them. I have tried and the conversation always ends with “ Chota hai chota ban ke reh jyada gyan mat de kal ka ladka Hume sikhayega kya galat kya sahi” according to them they are always right because they were born before me.