Hindu vigilantes have long tried to stop the cow trade, often carried out by Muslims, but have become more extreme and flamboyant thanks to American social media platforms that reward them with large online followings.

  • roguetrick@kbin.social
    6·
    9 months ago

    This is fascism. It uses religion as a convenient part of their “culturally pure” state ideology. It’s a more basic sociological ingroup/outgroup reaction than anything to do with religion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindutva

    The definition and the use of Hindutva and its relationship with Hinduism has been a part of several court cases in India. In 1966, the Chief Justice Gajendragadkar wrote for the Supreme Court of India in Yagnapurushdasji (AIR 1966 SC 1127), that “Hinduism is impossible to define”.[30][b] The court adopted Radhakrishnan’s submission that Hinduism is complex and “the theist and atheist, the sceptic and agnostic, may all be Hindus if they accept the Hindu system of culture and life”.

    • ∟⊔⊤∦∣≶@lemmy.nzEnglish
      2·
      9 months ago

      I just tried to get a definition for fascism but apparently that’s quite difficult to define also. It’s easy enough to get a feel for what the word ‘fascism’ is trying to describe though.

      So next question is, are there some religions that are more sympathetic to, or more likely to bring about fascism?