In-depth reporting on the funding and ideology of the Hindu Right in America. I'm struck by a few things. #THREAD
https://twitter.com/raqib_naik/status/1415325480908099592
A smaller group -- representing right-wing interests -- have co-opted the voices of a larger community, by and large without asking about or addressing the concerns of that community.
We see this with other right-wing groups in America. It remains astonishing and saddening.
We see this with other right-wing groups in America. It remains astonishing and saddening.
The specifics -- The Hindu Right is a circumscribed group, but, as the article painstakingly details, they're using a variety of organizations, which claim to speak for far robust communities of millions, to promote hate.
But what about the larger group? They are sidelined.
But what about the larger group? They are sidelined.
Another thread throughout the article is the persistence and virulence of anti-Muslim hate among the American Sangh.
Some of the statements from US citizens quoted are so chilling, such as open threats and admitting feelings of violence. It makes the blood run cold.
Some of the statements from US citizens quoted are so chilling, such as open threats and admitting feelings of violence. It makes the blood run cold.
The money.
Such an American tale here, of a well-financed hate campaign. Money matters, and it also leaves a trail that this article's authors have followed.
That and the hate--horrifying and unpalatable to so many of us--may well be the American Sangh's undoing.
Such an American tale here, of a well-financed hate campaign. Money matters, and it also leaves a trail that this article's authors have followed.
That and the hate--horrifying and unpalatable to so many of us--may well be the American Sangh's undoing.
non-paywalled version of the article here:
https://twitter.com/raqib_naik/status/1415325609933393924?s=20
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