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How did India seemingly become so right-wing? (hexbear.net)

submitted 9 months ago by Aquilae@hexbear.net to c/askchapo@hexbear.net

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Browsing through comments on youtube videos about India right now is crazy. Full of Islamophobic, racist rhetoric almost indistinguishable from white nationalist ones (example CW: Islamophobia).

I get that BJP is responsible for appealing to hindu nationalist sentiment and making it worse, but what are the material reasons that caused a former br*tish colony to become like this?

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[–] FuckyWucky@hexbear.net 34 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

i think 2008 was a real turning point (so was 1991 and neoliberal 'reforms'), the economy stagnated wages stopped increasing. atleast between 2001 and 2008, India had some growth for all income groups. After 2008 everything went to shit and liberals like the liberals they are failed to repress the fascists.

also the big bourgeoisie supported Modi (so called 'Corporate-Hindutva nexus').