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In this series of Being political Hindus in the West, we discussed a few social issues which plague the Hindu communities in the West, Eg. Critical Race Theory (CRT), Critical Caste Theory (CCT), and Multiculturalism. In this and the next few articles, we will discuss the Demography of Hindus and the possible electoral power that the Hindu community wields in the West.
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“For the multiculturalist, white Anglo-Saxon Protestants are prohibited, Italians and Irish get a little respect, blacks are good, native Americans are even better. The further away we go, the more they deserve respect. This is a kind of inverted, patronizing respect that puts everyone at a distance.” Slavoj Žižek a self-declared Marxist philosopher talked about Multiculturalism.
Multiculturalism! A bit of a mouthful if we’re being honest. A word tossed by western politicians to a great extent. Politicians from the right of the center to the extreme left cherish it and the extreme right admonishes it. The Hindu community in the west is a part of this larger multiculturalism process.
Critical Race Theory (CRT) has been a divisive political issue in the USA. In the previous article, we discussed what CRT is and how it can and does impact the Hindus in the West in general but specifically in the USA. In this article, we will discuss which political leaders support or oppose the said CRT. This analysis can give us a fair idea of which political parties, at least largely if not entirely, support or opposes the CRT.
The previous article discussed the Critical Caste Theory (CCT). In this one, we will discuss the father of that theory, ie. the Critical Race Theory (CRT). As this series is about the Political conundrum and options for the Hindus in the West, it is important to understand the vocabulary being used in the West for the Western society and how that new social order, at least in some areas, can affect Hindus living there.
Now, why should we Indians and Hindus care about this? After all, it is an argument and fight primarily between Whites and Blacks. Well, it doesn't stop at the CRT. There is another thing now, which is the Critical Caste Theory (CCT). Now as we can see this most definitely concerns us.
The Hindu community in the West is the richest and perhaps the least cohesive community. It is also almost exclusively an Urban community. This situation has its own advantages and disadvantages as well.
India at United Nations voted in favor of Russia's draft resolution on "Combating glorification of Nazism." Amid the spirited debate, the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly approved a draft resolution on combating the glorification of Nazism by a recorded vote of 105 in favor to 52 against, with 15 abstentions.
Amazon India has censored a derogatory reference to a Muslim character in the series; but a derogatory reference to Hindu holy symbol Swastika has been retained.
Akhtar said that organizations like RSS, VHP, and Bajrang Dal also have the same objective as the Taliban.
Famous biographer Dhananjay Keer explains the difference between social reformer and social revolutionary- "A reformer rebuilds the old structure. A revolutionary blows up the old building and builds a new one." (Keer, Dhananjay. Dr.Ambedkar: Life and Mission, page 59) Veer Savarkar was not a mere social reformer, he was an action-oriented active social revolutionary.
"Indian Moslems are on the whole more inclined to identify themselves and their interests with Moslems outside India than Hindus who lived next door, like the Jews in Germany.’’ 1 This statement of his is merely a comparison of (some) Muslim questions prevalent at that time in India and (some) Jews in Germany. He never advocated genocide or expulsion of Muslims or Jews.
