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India's political system has all the forms but none of the substance of a democracy. Yes Modi is from a backward caste but his policies are biased towards the u

India's political system has all the forms but none of the substance of a democracy. Yes Modi is from a backward caste but his policies are biased towards the upper caste and he is beholden to the upper caste support. The proof in the pudding is how well off the lower caste compared to the upper caste in the last seventy year. And the answer is the lower caste is worst off compared to their upper caste counterpart after seventy years of upper caste rule.

yutijke 4y ago
Disadvantaged communities seem to be improving their status as far as I can see. https://theprint.in/opinion/education-levels-of-sc-st-obc-rising-a-new-study-looks-at-caste-gap-in-jobs-income-too/606200/ https://theprint.in/opinion/education-levels-of-sc-st-obc-ri... That BJP only works for the upper caste is inaccurate. Like every political party in India they pander to communities for votes. Freebies and subsidies for disadvantaged groups like ration and gas is a card they have played in sufficient numbers. Recently they have increased reservations (affirmative action) for Scheduled Castes in Karnataka, I believe. This and their rhetoric are pretty much the building blocks of their campaigns. You can say it doesn't work in the long term, but only working for upper castes is not what it is. Our political system enables people of various backgrounds to rise in the ranks of politics regardless of their caste (I have given examples up the thread) or religion (we've had Presidents, Chief Ministers, Governors and Prime Ministers from Hindu, Christian, Sikh or Muslim backgrounds). The medicine is working. If you are frustrated that it is not working fast enough or the way you expected it to, the reason is far simpler and what every Indian knows about. When you have many "Backward" caste politicians and leaders with a predominantly "Backward" caste voting base who do not work to improve the status of their communities and instead just want to line their pockets, it should be obvious what the problem is. Rich people ultimately just want to make themselves richer, especially in a system that enables it with rampant corruption. That the Rich person is from a disadvantaged background does not matter. Whatever you may want to call it you cannot explain this away as Upper Caste Hegemony. Note: I am _not_ saying that casteism, doesn't play a role in Indian society and politics, but it is not one and only explanation for our problems. Repeating this again due to the tendency of many people to explain away every problem in the Indian society with "Is this Casteism?",

yutijke 4y ago

Disadvantaged communities seem to be improving their status as far as I can see. https://theprint.in/opinion/education-levels-of-sc-st-obc-rising-a-new-study-looks-at-caste-gap-in-jobs-income-too/606200/ https://theprint.in/opinion/education-levels-of-sc-st-obc-ri... That BJP only works for the upper caste is inaccurate. Like every political party in India they pander to communities for votes. Freebies and subsidies for disadvantaged groups like ration and gas is a card they have played in sufficient numbers. Recently they have increased reservations (affirmative action) for Scheduled Castes in Karnataka, I believe. This and their rhetoric are pretty much the building blocks of their campaigns. You can say it doesn't work in the long term, but only working for upper castes is not what it is. Our political system enables people of various backgrounds to rise in the ranks of politics regardless of their caste (I have given examples up the thread) or religion (we've had Presidents, Chief Ministers, Governors and Prime Ministers from Hindu, Christian, Sikh or Muslim backgrounds). The medicine is working. If you are frustrated that it is not working fast enough or the way you expected it to, the reason is far simpler and what every Indian knows about. When you have many "Backward" caste politicians and leaders with a predominantly "Backward" caste voting base who do not work to improve the status of their communities and instead just want to line their pockets, it should be obvious what the problem is. Rich people ultimately just want to make themselves richer, especially in a system that enables it with rampant corruption. That the Rich person is from a disadvantaged background does not matter. Whatever you may want to call it you cannot explain this away as Upper Caste Hegemony. Note: I am _not_ saying that casteism, doesn't play a role in Indian society and politics, but it is not one and only explanation for our problems. Repeating this again due to the tendency of many people to explain away every problem in the Indian society with "Is this Casteism?",