Art of Manipulation

slightly to protect relations with friendly nations. This was done to curb the influence of Akhand Bharat supporters at the time. The amended cause has been used throughout the decades as a tool for moral policing.

Things online aren’t much different. Chelsea Russell found this out the hard way when she was brought to court for quoting a Snap Dogg song on her Instagram page as a tribute to a teenager killed in a road accident. The said quote contained multiple instances of the “N-word” and the “perpetrator” happened to be white. Chelsea was brought to court in Liverpool and was convicted. She was fined 585 pounds and compelled to wear an ankle monitor for eight weeks as it was deemed as a hate crime. Government resources being wasted and the ridiculousness of the situation aside, the major problem at hand is the harassment of the private citizen.

Comedians have always been the bastions of free speech through the ages. Lenny Bruce was famous for regularly being arrested for obscenity. He regularly swore and used vulgar words during his shows. He was every bit guilty as the law was laid out. But that doesn’t mean that he deserved those punishments. These laws might be obsolete in the USA, but they are still on the books in India. As recently as January 2021, Munawar Faruqui was booked under these particular subsections for his stand-up. If you want proof that these speech-controlling laws are nothing but a gimmick for the powerful to protect themselves then look no further than South Korea. The defamation law there doesn’t even require for the information being released to be false, factual information can also be considered defamatory. The image of powerful people is given precedence over the speech of the common person.

An argument could be made that a country like the USA has been a democracy for a couple of centuries at this point and that eventually, all democracies evolve to a level where these laws are automatically removed. But that’s never the case, just look at the UK for example. They have been holding elections for a long time now, but they still haven’t got these archaic laws out of their books. Values are what separates the Brits from the Americans. Americans value the individual’s freedom above all else, thus after countless struggles, they got what they wished for. The recognition of one’s absolute rights is what drives change. If the individual fails to understand the importance of their own right, the government isn’t going to give up power. The government isn’t in the business of doing any favors.

WRITTEN BY ILLUSTRATED BY

Karthik Sunil Prasang Maheshwari

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Mechanical 3rd Year

Hey YOU! Do you want your crush to desperately fall in love with you? Do you have an unquenchable thirst for attention and validation from the people around you? Well, you have come to the right place! All you need is this short course on manipulation and deceit and voila, watch yourself evolve into a new breed of a snake. Lucky for you, we’re highly skilled at talking our way out of problems and getting what we want. We will make sure that you come out of this a master baiter.

Step 1: The secret to gaining respect is being right all the time. People always trust a person who’s right. But, this isn’t as easy as it sounds. That’s why you should exude confidence every time you speak. Even when you’re wrong, one must master the ability of flexing the truth. Say the narcs’ sniffed out your fancy collection of shrooms, what do you do? Will you break down over the thought of spending the next few years of your life

locked behind bars with a guy named Jamal? No! You convince the officer that they are mouth-drying local delicacies that he must try later today at your place.

Step 2: In the case they have solid evidence against you, don’t back down. Destroy the only evidence they have and convince them they never had any in the first place. This way, you’ll always be right. For example, imagine your wife discovers a used johnny in the bin because you forgot to chuck it after cheating on her, what do you do? Will you apologize and beg her to take you back into her life? No! You swiftly pick up the johnny and transform it into a balloon animal that you were going to surprise your one-year-old with.

Step 3: Ruin the victim’s image. Ruining their image can tarnish his/her social standing and you can use that to your advantage. This secret technique will almost guarantee you the upper hand in any scenario. Since you and your wife are not on good terms, the next step is therapy. Will you spend the next few months going to therapy with your wife where the shrink counsels you about how faithfulness, trust, and loyalty are the pillars of a good relationship? No! Instead, you persuade the therapist to see your wife alone to sort out her unresolved childhood traumas and how her father’s abandonment is the root of your relationship’s troubles.

Step 4: Belittle your victim’s problems by oneupping them each time with your irrelevant minute inconveniences. Never sympathize with them, instead prove that you are the one who’s more affected between the two of you. This way, they will always feel emotionally indebted to you and will be inclined to satisfy your needs. Will you sympathize with your wife as she breaks down in front of you talking about her painful childhood? No! Instead pull an Uno reverse and break down describing how excruciatingly painful it was for you to cheat on her with the police officer and how the shrooms did not make it any easier to deal with. Once she’s emotionally weak, you can confidently make the final move and convince her for a polyamorous relationship with the police officer, to which she’ll readily agree since she feels bad for you.

You must follow all these steps as closely as possible as any deviation from them would likely lead to you being considered a beta. This guide will most definitely add purpose to your life and for once you won’t feel like killing yourself. Don’t take our word for it, look at some of our famous alumni. Joe Goldberg, Light Yagami, The Joker, and Hannibal Lecter.