Lets say casteism = slavery,Then why choose christainity for the dislike of casteism,where tribals dont even belong to any caste,they are a community group,that's it. You should read out really what slavery was,how were the slave transported,how their families were purposely broken,their customs and language were forcifuly left to aboundent,when tried to free how they were publicaly lynced. Let say cast system "untouchabilty" was bad,but then they were not the only cast,there are tons of different cast.Cast in early to independence worked like trade union .A fishmen cast will not allow others to fish in the ponds or even other town fishermen to do fishing in the town. A cast of potters in my village though they have differnt prophetion now,still continue to distribute village houses in the village among themself to provide us with new mud stove during house warming cermony and each year provide us with Ganesh murti on festivals,for which we generasly pay not just the prize but new clothes,as a sign of respect.This is what cast means,this is how cast is followed,that is giving employnment oppoutinity by paying them ,not taking free servive.Where the profiting cast members distribute houses for which they are going to provide the service without a fight among themself,where they bargain collectively the servise prize.A healy society does not grow on "Charity" but on "Teamwork" by depending on each other.That's was cast is.Hindu society is not build on "SLAVERY" where a
RE:Lets say casteism = slavery
by Cape Comorin on Feb 14, 2008 11:23 AM Permalink
You are cunningly concealing the other side of the story. Fishermen, for example, were not allowed to get educated and not allowed to switch over to other jobs. So fishermen were compelled to continue fishing by force. Consequently they never climbed the ladder. This changed only due to western education thanks to missionaries. Now I have seen many teachers, lawyers, doctors,etc in fishermen community.
