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There are two things to tease out here. 1) the Indian caste system is not _just_ religious discrimination, its a class system that is devilishly tricky to esc

There are two things to tease out here. 1) the Indian caste system is not _just_ religious discrimination, its a class system that is devilishly tricky to escape. Its difficult to comprehend in the USA because the class system there is basically skin colour>money>very distant last religion. OP touches on this, but doesn't really quite grasp the difference. The implication is that he is but a poor dalit, because of his faith. Which is pretty wild. 2) choosing to preach in work will lead to raised eyebrows. on point two he says there are other mystics about in google, but I strongly suspect they aren't trying to convert people. Look, I am surprisingly religious, I don't talk about my faith unless it's expressly required. Like my penis, it doesn't come out at work.

coffeeblack 4y ago
- KaiserPro 4y ago
  No its a bit more complex, there is nationality mixed in there as well as colour. however my statement is based on personal experience travelling through the USA. Americans talk a lot more about race than I expected. They are upfront about their dislike of certain racial epithets.
l33t2328 4y ago
Ranking skin color above money in the USA is…interesting.
- KaiserPro 4y ago
  You can change your wealth much easier than you can change your race. Sure a rich person will have it a fucktonne easier than a poor person, regardless of race. However race is the first thing you see. As someone who is from the outside, Its especially obvious at points where the state or large institutions interact. (ie property, banking, police, airports etc etc)
  - l33t2328 4y ago
    Of course you can’t change your race, but we’re talking about some American analog of the caste system. Race just isn’t nearly as large a factor as money. Not even close
    - AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y ago
      Except that it kinda is, because race is highly correlated with wealth in the US due to over a century of oppression and open systemic racism.
    - KaiserPro 4y ago
      Except you can predict someone's life chances pretty accurately by location, and that location is a pretty good indicator of race.

coffeeblack 4y ago

KaiserPro 4y ago
No its a bit more complex, there is nationality mixed in there as well as colour. however my statement is based on personal experience travelling through the USA. Americans talk a lot more about race than I expected. They are upfront about their dislike of certain racial epithets.

l33t2328 4y ago

Ranking skin color above money in the USA is…interesting.

KaiserPro 4y ago
You can change your wealth much easier than you can change your race. Sure a rich person will have it a fucktonne easier than a poor person, regardless of race. However race is the first thing you see. As someone who is from the outside, Its especially obvious at points where the state or large institutions interact. (ie property, banking, police, airports etc etc)
- l33t2328 4y ago
  Of course you can’t change your race, but we’re talking about some American analog of the caste system. Race just isn’t nearly as large a factor as money. Not even close
  - AnIdiotOnTheNet 4y ago
    Except that it kinda is, because race is highly correlated with wealth in the US due to over a century of oppression and open systemic racism.
  - KaiserPro 4y ago
    Except you can predict someone's life chances pretty accurately by location, and that location is a pretty good indicator of race.