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Indian farmers reject proposed trade deals with West and prepare for July 9 national strike
(peoplesdispatch.org)
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It seems quite disappointing that whenever I see pictures of these big marches in India with loads of red banners etc. It's usually older adults and elderly. I've yet to see such action with a sizeable portion of the youth taking part, and that should be concerning. If the older generation is more radical than the youth, the already fascist and insane Indian society really has no hope left.
(1) Why aren't there more older folks marching similarly in the west? This should be more normal given demographic shifts.
(2) you're not looking hard enough at the extent of organisation (this was a just an example of a quick search for sources in English):
https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hw4at0DyZWM
https://peoplesdispatch.org/2020/08/28/how-a-communist-youth-organization-in-kerala-raised-usd-1-4-million-for-covid-19-relief/
Yes India has a significant hindutva fascist cesspool. But it also has some of the largest socialist organising (outside of China of course) in the world.
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: