> > I don't buy that. If it was Hindu dominated (in perception; numbers > don't matter), then we'd have no reason for anti-minority fronts. The > fact that they exist and are as noisy as they are reveals the > insecurity over not being dominant.
I'm not sure that's the right interpretation of the Hindu fundamentalists' psychology. They are undoubtedly insecure, but that doesn't mean that (objectively) there is a reason to be insecure. In other words, they are insecure, *despite* the fact that Hindus are dominant - not because Hindus are marginalized. It is, in a sense, a part of their identity, to feel assaulted and victimized, whether or not there is a rational basis for the feeling. That's true for fundamentalist groups of any stripe or religion. Badri
