New Delhi, March 11: Users on Twitter form part of a polarized universe. No sooner had the #AdarshLiberal hashtag started trending, when #AdarshSanghi was crafted as the perfect riposte.
The thread was set off by a chart, mocked up in the manner of the Ideal Boy educational posters that are ubiquitous in Indian schools, titled Adarsh Liberal.
Adarsh Liberal be like pic.twitter.com/YcRT8ztczK
— Adarsh Liberal (@AdarshLiberal) March 10, 2015
The floodgates burst open as liberal positions were skewered.
Your taxes, their champagne. #AdarshLiberal — Barbarian Indian (@barbarindian) March 11, 2015
#AdarshLiberal loves Pakistan, thinks they are hot. Hates Indians, calls them ugly.
— हम भारत के लोग (@India_Policy) March 10, 2015
#AdarshLiberal lives in a few pincodes in Delhi and Mumbai and likely to be from a bureaucrat’s family. — Barbarian Indian (@barbarindian) March 11, 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
@ARangarajan1972 This is in a class apart like this @AdarshLiberal pic.twitter.com/lZ0u6Umioe
— Anupam Akash (@anupamakash) 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 Irony (@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.
— कांग्रेसवाला (@CongressForever) March 11, 2015
#AdarshBhakt pic.twitter.com/Z7iwdhYuTA — ऊपर वाला (सेलेब) (@Upar_Wala) March 10, 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