@arpitrage I think there is, but the lifestyle is so overwhelmingly conservative that it is not up for political debate
That's why I feel social conservatism is a non-starter in India as a political issue
And inevitably even when it raises its head, it will get linked to caste
That's why I feel social conservatism is a non-starter in India as a political issue
And inevitably even when it raises its head, it will get linked to caste
@arpitrage E.g. Even in the US, if you go back to the 1950s, the lifestyle was so v conservative with women being homemakers, having lots of kids etc, social conservatism was a non-starter
It became a big issue only with the sexual revolution post late 60s
It became a big issue only with the sexual revolution post late 60s
@arpitrage In the 1950s, everyone was liberal. Be it Nixon or Stevenson
The only distinction b/w Right and Left was I guess on the communist issue and the hardness of attitudes
The only distinction b/w Right and Left was I guess on the communist issue and the hardness of attitudes
