Epic Beard Man
Bearded Philosopher
The caste system is a problem but racism is as well....
Sure, I've seen some (and I say some as in one person) speak about the caste system but never really come out and speak about it en masse. To the credit of some grass roots movements there have been some that speak about the nature of the caste system as a colonial effort that has infected India. For the many faiths that exist there who believe in love and respect for all, people are sure slow to foot on getting rid of racism and the caste system. I'm more so disturbed that a people who has brown skin like me can refer to others who are liked brown skin in a pejorative manner. Mahatma Ghandi for example a revered leader, thought bad about south Africans:
"According to the book, Gandhi described black Africans as “savage,” “raw” and living a life of “indolence and nakedness,” and he campaigned relentlessly to prove to the British rulers that the Indian community in South Africa was superior to native black Africans."
What did Mahatma Gandhi think of black people?
More about Ghandi:
"In 1904, he wrote to a health officer in Johannesburg that the council "must withdraw Kaffirs" from an unsanitary slum called the "Coolie Location" where a large number of Africans lived alongside Indians. "About the mixing of the Kaffirs with the Indians, I must confess I feel most strongly."
Interesting as a Hindu patriarch he believed this way...I'm curious what other Hindus think about this considering he is a leader.
Sure, I've seen some (and I say some as in one person) speak about the caste system but never really come out and speak about it en masse. To the credit of some grass roots movements there have been some that speak about the nature of the caste system as a colonial effort that has infected India. For the many faiths that exist there who believe in love and respect for all, people are sure slow to foot on getting rid of racism and the caste system. I'm more so disturbed that a people who has brown skin like me can refer to others who are liked brown skin in a pejorative manner. Mahatma Ghandi for example a revered leader, thought bad about south Africans:
"According to the book, Gandhi described black Africans as “savage,” “raw” and living a life of “indolence and nakedness,” and he campaigned relentlessly to prove to the British rulers that the Indian community in South Africa was superior to native black Africans."
What did Mahatma Gandhi think of black people?
More about Ghandi:
"In 1904, he wrote to a health officer in Johannesburg that the council "must withdraw Kaffirs" from an unsanitary slum called the "Coolie Location" where a large number of Africans lived alongside Indians. "About the mixing of the Kaffirs with the Indians, I must confess I feel most strongly."
Interesting as a Hindu patriarch he believed this way...I'm curious what other Hindus think about this considering he is a leader.
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