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Indian farmers reject proposed trade deals with West and prepare for July 9 national strike
(peoplesdispatch.org)
this post was submitted on 03 Jul 2025
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Great, just jump to baselessly calling it racism when I point out clear concerns about the Indian left, all without addressing any of my points. You don't know the first thing about me, I'm not a westerner, an "Orientalist", or anything of the sort. I'm an internationalist Marxist from the global South who expects more from India and Indians as a global South country. And am appalled and frustrated at the backsliding towards fascism that the country has been going through for decades. If you are an Indian (which there's nothing wrong with being, JFC), you shouldn't assume the entire world is out to discriminate against you at the slightest implication that your genocide supporting, fascist government is not receiving anywhere near enough principled opposition, especially because of its complicity.
(1) why may people get more reactionary as they get older in the west (let's say compared to these Indian farmers)? [Hint: it's to do with their relation with private property]. Why do you consider that the default to compare to other countries? [Especially when that fallacy was pointed out to you to for you to look up further]
(2) why then did you not bother investigating further before doubling down?
(3) you think I am being harsh? The socialist organisation in India is despite it being a capitalist hellhole with fascist hindutva normalised. They don't just protest, they are deeply networked with overground and underground political movements. They put westerners who have significant more privilege and access to way more wealth to shame. And that is the eurocentric bias I am critcising you on.
If you're meant to be an ML you should really investigate and you should also consider why you have your biases (hint it is not to do with any perceived lack of intelligence; you should be confident in your intelligence but question the systems that made you think a certain way). Someone implies you are racist? Consider the class colloboration perspectives on why that maybe the case. The only racism that matters is the prejudice with power; everything else is liberal hogwash.
I am a westerner and I have not undone being one; which means no matter what I may identify as between my ears I am a cog of racist machine that exploits the Global South - the only real hope of undoing that is through organisation. It is patronising to disparage those from the south who do socialist organising through difficult circumstances and use the lens of those more privileged (who do significantly less) to judge them by.
It is true you don't know me from Adam but you can look at my history if you want where I come down on hindutva freaks and apologists like a tonne of bricks. This, however, means jack-all with theory of political change but I thought I'd mention it for context and perspectives.
We are all learning here. You should learn from this too.
Edited: removed the gratituous swearing, if you're not a native anglo-speaker it could be distracting (or not)