Amigo, how are you.? Slavery in the west in ancient times was individual based slavery, and in modern times was racial-based slavery.
Caste system in India was Social-based community Slavery. The individual was free to go anywhere he wanted, and live anywhere he wanted, provided he did the duty allocated to his community. --- shempmcgurk <shempmcg...@netscape.net> wrote: Subject: [FairfieldLife] Re: Vaj the honest and forthright Date: Friday, February 20, 2009, 11:52 AM Maharishi not only supported the caste system but slavery as well: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/FairfieldL ife/message/ 164656 > --- ruthsimplicity <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > --- "curtisdeltablues" <curtisdeltablues@ > wrote: > > > And to > > > hear apologists for the the caste system in the movement is a real > > > disgrace to the progressive values of the best thinkers of our > > > generation. (Oops I was one of THEM!) > > > > > > > > > > My TB friends every once in a while mention something positive about > > caste systems. Things like the value of reducing the stress of having > > to find your place in the world. Or the value of having fathers pass > > on knowledge to their sons. Somehow, women seem to be left out. :) > > I am reading some books on the "reconstruction" era of the South. > They have the same arguments about how much happier freed slaves would > be with someone to guide them because of the inferiority of their > race. They even have the arguments about how much better off they > would be to know their place in the next world too! > > Devious humans are so predictable when they try to run a number on > other people, same raps, same scripts. And the same bullshit > oppression wrapped up in the smiling assurance that it is all for > "your own good" cuz those in power know best. >
