Thursday, May 20, 2004
THE BEAUTY OF MULTI-CULTURALISM
Josh Chafetz finds it in India.
India is over 80% Hindu. Last week, they kicked a Hindu nationalist party out of power. A plurality was won by the party led by an Italian-born Catholic. She then stepped aside in favor of a Sikh (who happens to be largely responsible for instigating the economic reforms that have made the Indian economy take off the last few years). The new Prime Minister was officially appointed by India's President, who is MuslimI agree with his assessment: "kinda cool."