The Puritan ideology of Protestant Christianity dubbed all expenditure on entertainment as "wasteful", indeed anything used for other than the glory of the Christian God.
"Modern Hindus" replicate these arguments determining what is "wasteful" in how others spend their money.
"Modern Hindus" replicate these arguments determining what is "wasteful" in how others spend their money.
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When the British Empire impoverished India by draconian taxation, destruction of industry and colonial loot, villagers still managed to scrounge up some money for the wedding of their children.
The British then dubbed wedding expenditure as "wasteful" and the *cause* of poverty.
The British then dubbed wedding expenditure as "wasteful" and the *cause* of poverty.
The same arguments are replicated by the colonial courts and the colonial Indian state to civilize the natives and control who they should be allowed to spend their own money.
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Extravagant weddings by the rich are simply transfer of money from the rich to all those employed in the wedding industry. It is great for the economy and supports a lot of livelihoods.
But the Puritan ethic dubs it as "wasteful." We don't need to be converted. We already are.
But the Puritan ethic dubs it as "wasteful." We don't need to be converted. We already are.
So much of what "modern" Indians repeat, both from the Left and so-called "Right" is recycled Protestant theology.
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