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2016 Postmortem

La Lioness Priyanka

(53,866 posts) Mon Dec 5, 2016, 06:20 PM Dec 2016

Narendra Modi is a rightwing Hindu nationalist who won in India [View all]

Several people in my family voted for him and they voted for him because they themselves are Hindu nationalists (my father), or they were voting because they thought he was less corrupt BUT they were low-key ok with Hindu nationalism (my step mother and my cousin).

I think being non-secular is shameful, being a Hindu nationalist is shameful, being OK with Hindu nationalism is shameful.

That being said, I am not running around trying to find excuses for why they voted the way they did.

It is possible to know people, love people, and also admit why they did a terrible thing.

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Narendra Modi is a rightwing Hindu nationalist who won in India [View all] La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 OP

Yes, not exactly a glowing role model. LisaM Dec 2016 #1

i also think that a problem cannot be solved while we all point fingers La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #2

I hear ya... I know too many good people in Arizona that voted tRump... Raster Dec 2016 #3

many Hindu nationalists in India support trump JI7 Dec 2016 #4

yup. many hindu nationalists here too. La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #5

The rise of Modi and Trump actually reflects the revolt of the elite, not the poor as claimed JI7 Dec 2016 #6

Yup La Lioness Priyanka Dec 2016 #7