For those not up-to-date on Indian politics, a rough Western equivalent is this:
Nazis commit a pogrom against Jews, then blame the Jews for it, and an international publishing house platforms and profits from this anti-Semitism
@BloomsburyIndia: Do you really want to do this?
Nazis commit a pogrom against Jews, then blame the Jews for it, and an international publishing house platforms and profits from this anti-Semitism
@BloomsburyIndia: Do you really want to do this?
A few follow-ups, largely for the benefit of @BloomsburyIndia. They should see what they are doing with an unvarnished gaze.
Many observers and scholars consider the Delhi riots a pogrom, i.e., an organized massacre of an ethnic or religious group. In this case, Muslims.
Many observers and scholars consider the Delhi riots a pogrom, i.e., an organized massacre of an ethnic or religious group. In this case, Muslims.
During the 2020 Delhi riots / pogrom, Hindu right-wingers targeted Muslims with violence.
This wasn't a debate; it wasn't a clash about which reasonable people can disagree. One group tried to massacre members of another, and succeeded in taking dozens of lives.
This wasn't a debate; it wasn't a clash about which reasonable people can disagree. One group tried to massacre members of another, and succeeded in taking dozens of lives.
Hindu nationalism (also known as Hindutva) is a political ideology with roots in Nazism. Particularly relevant here is that mid-20th-century Hindu nationalists praised Hitler's treatment of the Jews as a good model for dealing with Indian Muslims.
Read that again. Let it sink in
Read that again. Let it sink in
It is standard fascist playbook to blame the victims for the violence that others impose on them. But @BloomsburyIndia, do you want to side with the fascists here? Again, this isn't a debate of ideas but a question of lives, and who murdered some Indian citizens in a pogrom.
