Majoritarianism

Majoritarianism is a political philosophy or ideology with the agenda asserting that a majority based on a religion, language, social class, or other category of the population, is entitled to a certain degree of primacy in society, and has the right to make decisions that affect the society.

Quotes

• In a survey into the global media reports for three years 2020-22, we can find 8806 articles mentioning the word majoritarian or majoritarianism [….] in more than 80 percent of the cases, the Hindus of India are the guilty majority. Given the population of India being less than 18 percent of the world population, it takes an amazing amount of audacity to blame Hindu majoritarianism so disproportionately.
  • "The Majoritarian Myth" by Kausik Gangopadhyay 2024 (p.xxiii) also quoted in [1]

• The puzzle emerges: Why is the global media so sharp on the majoritarianism of the Hindus when the Hindus effectively enjoy less rights by the Indian constitution, judiciary and politics compared to the minorities?
  • "The Majoritarian Myth" by Kausik Gangopadhyay 2024 (p.xxv) also quoted in [2]

• ‘Majoritarianism’ is a vacuous word that left liberals use all the time.
  • Jerry Rao quoted in the inner front pages of the book "The Majoritarian Myth" by Kausik Gangopadhyay 2024, also at [3]

• The term ‘majoritarianism’ is used in India as a convenient way to demonise Hindus without any reference to first principles.
  • Sanjeev Sanyal quoted in the inner front pages of the book "The Majoritarian Myth" by Kausik Gangopadhyay 2024, also at [4]

• 'majoritarian' (a rhetorical and pejorative perversion of the word 'democratic')
  • Sitaraman, R. (2023). "Belgian Decolonizer of the Hindu Mind: Koenraad Elst, Unaffiliated Orientalist". In: Blyth, C. (eds) 'Other' Voices in Education—(Re)Stor(y)ing Stories. SpringerBriefs in Education. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-5495-7_5