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Day: February 12, 2025

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View | Not everyone taking a dole is a parasite

Many in the Indian middle class resent the free food programme, among other subsidies, given to the poor. But is it a case of resentng the fact that someone who isn’t starving is likely to demand more money and better conditions for their work? Parasite, the 2019 masterpiece by SouthKorean director Bong Joon-ho, may help flesh out this conflict within the country’s working class… and help both sides empathise with each other.