Evil Ahh Politicians Part 4: KRITTIKA, THE GADFLY
Facts don't care about your feelings....unless if it's the Krittika native's feelies.
Krittika is the third nakshatra out of twenty-seven. Located on the cusp between Mars-ruled Aries and Venus-ruled Taurus, its deity is (fittingly) Agni, the Hindu God of Fire, who is considered second only to Indra and a personification of the sacrificial fire (Britannica). The first hymn in the Rigvedia is devoted to Agni, referring to him as the "minister of sacrifice, the [perfect] sacrifice...sapient-minded Priest." Fittingly enough, Krittika's symbol is the knife or flame, and its shakti is to burn and purify.
Now, this nakshatra, when it manifests in evil ass politicians, is particularly insidious---especially when it comes to the Far-Right Griftersphere and violent revolutionaries. Krittika evil politicians tend to be known for their 'cutting' (read: bigoted, cruel) speech. The cisgender men in particular, often use their public presence to enforce traditional gender roles; I chalk this up to the priestliness inherent in this nakshatra through its deity literally ruling over the sacrificial fire.
Let's start with one of the most famous right-wing grifters in existence, Ben Shapiro, who has his ASC in Krittika:
Ben Shapiro is a [notorious] right-wing commentator who was one of the figureheads of 2010s millennial conservative men who got all soggy-faced and teary at the sight of a nonwhite person on the television screen.
He claims that 'facts don't care about your feelings' and then proceeds to use multiple factitious claims whenever it is convenient (especially when it comes to gender and sexuality). It does not help that, like the nakshatra literally named "the cutters" in Sanskrit, he utilizes inflammatory, derogatory, and bigoted speech to gain notoriety after his stunt as a failed Hollywood actor.
Two other notable right-wing commentators, who are all cishet men who have beef with people who look or live differently from them [and all subscribe to rigid interpretations of Abrahamic religions], have this nakshatra in their big 3:
Tucker Carlson (Krittika Sun and Moon) and Jordan Peterson (Krittika ASC).
Now, onwards to the more interesting and less pathetic manifestation of Krittika in politicians: revolutionaries. Krittika's power to burn and purify often manifests in politics among revolutionary ideologues and figures who seek to destroy crumbling systems and to fight against injustice [a common one is anti-imperialism].
Yes, I know it is a bit off-topic for evil ahh politicians because you could argue many of these individuals were not actually evil; in fact, many revolutionaries have done great things. But I wanted to talk about this pattern among politicians with this nakshatra in their big three so I will insert it here.
This nakshatra was surprisingly present among revolutionary political figures, especially those who are known for their harsh, cutting speech, such as...
Che Guevara, Krittika Sun:
Che Guevara was a communist revolutionary and one of the figureheads of the Cuban Communist Revolution. While he is generally remembered as a figure of social justice and anti-imperialism (he isn't wrong to be against imperialism), it is important to note that during his lifetime, he committed numerous human rights abuses and oversaw multiple executions at the La Cabana Prison, of traitors and deserters to the cause. He was also a racist and homophobe who used his power to persecute LGBTQ+ individuals and marginalized minorities. Two things can be true at once: he liberated many people and hurt others.
Other notable revolutionary figures with this nakshatra in their big three include:
George Washington, first President of the United States, who participated in the American Revolutionary War against Great Britain: Krittika ASC.
Juan Peron, former President of Argentina, who participated as a revolutionary in the 1943 Argentine Revolution, which overthrew Ramon Castillo, had Krittika Moon.
Augusto Cesar Sandino, founder of the Nicaraguan revolutionary militant group EDSN, had Krittika Sun.
Anita Garibaldi, Brazilian-Italian revolutionary, had Krittika ASC.
Toussaint L'Ouverture, Haitian revolutionary who overthrew French rule in Haiti, had Krittika Sun.
Fun Fact: The USSR was officially founded on a Krittika Moon day.
