Is the Wikimedia Foundation about to sell out its editors—and its principles?
Is the Wikimedia Foundation about to sell out its editors—and its principles?
At a time of rising authoritarianism, the Wikimedia Foundation faces a choice it may celebrate—or regret—forever
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I never bought the "world biggest democracy" publicity stun. And each day it's more and more obvious that India is not a true democracy. They have always prosecuted and try to kill anyone opposing the regime, and half the population (women) don't have the same rights as men. They are one of the lowest countries in gender equality index. Without half the population it is imposible to be a democracy.
most democratic countries cosplay as democracies. just like most communist countries cosplayed as communist.
ideology in its purest form. After the death of God, you need something to fill that unapproachable void. So you inject ideals- civil service, egalitarianism, tolerance, justice, etc -- values that are virtuous and aspirational, but ultimately are just shiny veneers over a darker truth. it functions as scaffolding for systems that serve the interests of raw power. it is theater. performance. spectacle. underneath, the mechanisms of control, inequality, and corruption remain unchanged.
don't make the mistake of believing that India is somehow unique here
and half the population (women) don't have the same rights as men
Backed up by something or just your feelings
Backed on Global Gender Gap Index https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Gender_Gap_Report
Or any other gender equality index that always put India on the bottom. Very bad.