What Hindus in the US have failed, is to expose Audrey Truschke, who is a hardcore far-right Christian fundamentalist who often, like others, aligns with hardcore Islamists in their joint hate against Hindus and Jews. This is the classic case of both using each other as useful idiots. She also uses leftist white supremacist academic politically correct talking points to cover herself. She’s probably got angrier with that ‘pagan heathen’ Diwali event that took place at the White House under President Trump recently.
Hindu orgs in the US, even with their millions in donations, should have gone fully public against the rise of blatant hinduphobic religious and racist hate against them. They don’t even own the word ‘Hindutva’; that’s how weak their side is. Writing letters to politicians is good, but overall it doesn’t stop the non-stop Hinduphobic nazi virus that keeps on spreading.
No other ethnic or religious group would face such open, extreme Hinduphobic hate from both the left and the right to get away with it, apart from Hindus. Also many indians, often from Hindu backgrounds even if not because of their religion, have also been killed by criminals, and there have also been attacks on Hindu temples, which these Rutger Hinduphobic-type events under the guise of academic freedom like Rutgers and other universities did with promoting eugenics in the past inspiring Nazis are doing now to encourage more hate against Hindus or Indians, adding more fuel to the fire.
By now, there should have been professional Hindu academic and media setups along with think tanks, where one email or one phone call to Hindu temples would bring many thousands of Hindus on the streets to protest. That’s real activistism inspired by real Hinduism.
A Rutgers University event titled “Hindutva in America: A Threat to Equality and Religious Pluralism” has sparked controversy and bipartisan concern in Washington. Four US lawmakers have urged Rutgers to ensure academic fairness, warning the event could stigmatise Hindu students by equating Hinduism with political extremism. Hindu groups call it discriminatory.
Four US Congress members – Suhas Subramanyam, Rich McCormick, Shri Thanedar, and Sanford Bishop – have sent a letter to Rutgers University raising concerns about the upcoming event “Hindutva in America: A Threat to Equality and Religious Pluralism.” The coalition emphasized that Hindu students may feel targeted or unsafe due to biased portrayals. The Coalition of Hindus of North America welcomed the intervention, highlighting rising hate incidents and advocating freedom of speech and religion on campus.
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