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This article was originally published on Waging Nonviolence. Political educator Harmony Goldberg discusses whether the ideological traditions of the left are helpful for practical organizing. What is ideology? And why does it matter in social movements? In comparison with their counterparts in Europe, Latin America and other parts of the world, movements in the United States have tended to be relatively non-ideological — or at least to present themselves that way.
On the morning of 17th September, 2022, tents were being set up with much wrestling against the strong winds in the small town of Rambirpor, near Thiksey, 22 km outside Leh. The banner, “Celebrating Nas (Barley)” was fluttering on one of the multi-coloured tent sheets. People dressed in traditional Ladakhi attire were busy prepping up their stalls for the two-day Ladakhi food mela ensuring that their stalls are up and ready to welcome the visitors.
The predominant attitude of agriculture officials towards tribal communities is to try to convince them to give up their ‘backward’ agriculture and adopt more ‘modern’ and ‘high productivity’ agricultural practices. Often no attempt at all is made to try to understand the traditional agricultural systems and practices of tribal communities. It is taken for granted that this is bound to be ‘backward’ and hence in need of replacement by the readymade ‘modern’ solutions available with officials.
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