Wonderful news. Important to remember this was legislation Britain imposed on India in the colonial era. The shadow of empire is long.https://twitter.com/Liam_Beattie/status/1037611754463928320 …
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Replying to @AdamRamsay @rosscolquhoun
Great news though I kinda feel iffy about removing the agency of a decades long indpendent people.
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Replying to @PedroManuelSNP @rosscolquhoun
sure. They should have done this before. But I think we need to understand the whole picture, is all.
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Replying to @AdamRamsay @rosscolquhoun
Of course; but the whole "its simply a relic of colonialism" thing is fast becoming as narrowminded and cliche as the refusual to acknowledge colonial influences.
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I think it’s much more likely the decriminalisation was due to American cultural imperialism than some kind of reversion to pre-Mughal Indian / Hindu values (which did still include mild punishments)
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