They were highly systematic and oppressive. Castes have been separated for long enough and strongly enough for there to be detectable genetic differences. Cast

They were highly systematic and oppressive. Castes have been separated for long enough and strongly enough for there to be detectable genetic differences. Caste is far older than western colonialism. The genetic evidence shows that castes oppression has been enough to suppress intermarriage for millennia: https://www.livescience.com/38751-genetic-study-reveals-caste-system-origins.html https://www.livescience.com/38751-genetic-study-reveals-cast... > Boy how do we even talk about neocolonialism today if there are still people with full on colonialist sympathies holy shit How do we talk to people who are in denial bout historic oppression?