According to print media, well organized Russian cyber network is targeting Britain on health front, spreading false information on vaccinations for flu, measles and other contagious diseases, via social media. This may have persuaded many children and elderly people to avoid vaccination, thus putting British population at risk.
Recent outbreak of measles in Liverpool may be due to such propaganda machine gaining upper-hand in cyber warfare. But it is not unusual for West, in particular Britain to blame Russia and President Putin for our setbacks, whether it is Brexit or general election setback, disaster for Tories.
Our PM, whenever she makes an important speech, not only targets Putin but threatening Russia, unlike America, France and Germany who would like to build close relations with Putin’s Russia. Is PM trying to deflect attention from her mounting problems on home-front? If so, “Crying Wolf” may put us off from believing her.
Spreading false news is not sole Russian domain. We are aware how our media and indeed some politicians behaved when targeting law abiding but downtrodden Hindu community. “Caste” legislation is prime example when papers were full of false propaganda, trying to make us believe that there is wide-spread discrimination in employment, social and cultural front, barring so called low caste Hindus from entering temples. This is prime example of “What you sow, so you reap!”
In reality no one cares about caste and no one stops and asks you your caste before entering Hare Krishna, Swaminarayan temples. In reality Hindu temples are more easily accessible than other religious places; Hare Krishna temple in Watford is prime example where everyone enjoys Sunday dinner, irrespective of caste, colour or religious orientation I so often visit during summer months with my Christian and Muslim friends.
Bhupendra M. Gandhi
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