#AdarshLiberal vs #AdarshSanghi: The ideological battle on Twitter
Flix Wednesday, March 11, 2015 - 05:30
| The News Minute | March 11, 2015 | 1:10 p.m. IST |
Users on Twitter form part of a polarised universe. No sooner had the #AdarshLiberal hashtag started trending, when #AdarshSanghi was crafted as the perfect riposte.
The thread was started off by a chart with spin offs from the “Adarsh Balak†comic strips which mock the concept of the “ideal boy†in school.
The #AdarshLiberal trend which started it all mocks the hypocrisy of the “liberal†who, for example, supports PETA while gorging on non-vegetarian food. Its counter trend, #AdarshSanghi, plays with the fact that the “sanghi†has RSS affiliations and worships Narendra Modi.
Pretty soon though, ‘liberals’ and ‘sanghis’ alike were engaging themselves in a Twitter war of sorts with memes and retorts flying back and forth.
So, here’s how it progressed:
Just in case you missed. Here is what started #AdarshLiberal trend pic.twitter.com/3ZngUNNRB1
— Rahul Roushan (@rahulroushan) March 10, 2015 And they kept coming:
For an #AdarshLiberal it is always country first. Especially if it is a country which is critical of India
— IndiaSpeaks (@IndiaSpeaksPR) March 10, 2015
#AdarshLiberal says 2+2= 5. You say not possible. #AdarshLIberal calls you a troll & blocks you.
— Rupa Subramanya (@rupasubramanya) March 10, 2015 Soon, the memes got creative:
#AdarshLiberal BRAIN (Pic)
>> pic.twitter.com/WffDrGASB3
— INFLUENCER (@Purple_Truth) March 11, 2015
Evolution according to an #AdarshLiberal
(with @ajayendar)#FromArchives pic.twitter.com/hW1bFnwAKb
— The UnReal Times (@TheUnRealTimes) March 10, 2015
Adarsh liberal attends Idea of India conclaves. #AdarshLiberal pic.twitter.com/YuyV4h8zxj
— Anand Ranganathan (@ARangarajan1972) March 10, 2015
Retorts flowed in after this comic spin off:
These are the main reason why #AdarshSanghi are cooler than #AdarshLiberal ;) pic.twitter.com/yoHkNWDghK
— Smriti Z Ironi (@smritiiranii) March 11, 2015
And this is how so called ‘liberals’ summed up conservative attitudes:
An #AdarshSanghi has a great fashion sense. His shorts were fashionable in 1930s as Mussolini's Fascist Party uniform.
— कांगà¥à¤°à¥‡à¤¸à¤µà¤¾à¤²à¤¾ (@CongressForever) March 11, 2015
#AdarshSanghi is one who thinks whatsapp forwards are gospel truth.pic.twitter.com/sHtzCbC1u9
— Srivatsa (@srivatsayb) March 10, 2015
@Joydas #AdarshSanghi believes that 3rd Law of Motion (Action-Reaction) was discovered by LOLwalkar pic.twitter.com/8DWCWWBMHe
— Nitin Chavan (@a20nitin) March 10, 2015 Soon, those tired of witnessing the so called ideological bashing resorted to bashing both parties.
The #AdarshLiberal eats banned beef, the #AdarshSanghi has a beef about banning.
— SANJAY HEGDE (@sanjayuvacha) March 11, 2015
#AdarshLiberal vs #AdarshSanghi. Winner gets a flat at the #AdarshSociety. pic.twitter.com/R5HIZM9TQV
— Nigel Britto (@NigelBritto) March 10, 2015 Tweet Follow @twitter
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