Thread by @vakibs

The Hinduphobia in US media and academia is not limited to the post BJP era, or even to the period of rich Indian immigrants in the tech sector. It is an ancient American tradition rooted in racism and missionary propaganda, going back to the time when India was a British colony.

https://twitter.com/kushal_mehra/status/1322395965618204673

These narratives in American universities have been running without any counter for several decades now. Until now, Indian Americans have been blissfully ignorant of the nonsense, trying to focus on making money or whatever. But the nonsense will bear fruit and come to bite them.

This misrepresentation of Hinduism and India has nothing to do with the supposed wealth of Indian Americans. After all, India is still a poor country and most Hindus are dirt poor compared to the other religions. No, the narrative is simply a continuation of age old racist crap.

In this regard, Hindus must not treat themselves as separate from other colored races who have all had the dumpster thrown at them by the American media and academia. Hindus must especially see common ground with Native Americans and other disenfranchised pagan societies.

The colonial trick is simply “divide and rule”. It is the same dumb strategy being rehashed for decades, and like idiots, people are still falling for it. So, no! Hindu Americans are not alone in this battle. It is immaterial that the US left dumped them, it was never with them.

The fact is, like Native American tribes, Hindu Americans have no real voice in the US politics. Their money is completely irrelevant. They are just being kicked around from one issue to another, even while the US media and academia are extremely hostile in their Hinduphobia.

May be, at some point, Hindu Americans will see how dumb they are taken to be. There is no point in running either towards the Democrats or to the Republicans regarding their issues. Neither of them gives a shit.

Why should they? They have nothing to lose by not giving a shit.