--- In [email protected], TurquoiseB <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], Duveyoung <no_reply@> wrote: > > > > Turq, > > > > Nice writing, but that was definitely not an Edg-style piece -- > > ain't no one can do my thang -- > > As if anyone would want to. :-) > > > And I think the caste system is a wonderful concept for social > > structure!!!!!! > > > > If only it worked! > > I think it sucks even on paper. We must agree to > disagree on this. The caste system was invented > to keep the currently ruling classes (and their > kids after them) in power, and the rest of the > people doing their bidding. End of story. Any > "religious" or "spiritual" explanation for it > came afterwards, as a justification. > > > I started out as an elementary special education teacher > > 40 years ago, and I'll tell you this: the least endowed > > kid had as much emotional investment in life, had as many > > hopes and dreams and plans, had as big a passion to meet > > destiny -- as EVERYONE I'VE EVER MET. Yet, they needed > > a special educational structure to thrive and grow. > > I would say instead that the teachers needed more > flexibility, and the ability to deal with kids one > on one, to do whatever was necessary to reach them. > Instead, what ususally happens is that those kids > who don't respond to the shitty educational status > quo they are fed are deemed "challenged," and stuck > with that epithet the rest of their lives, whereas > in reality it's the teachers who are "challenged" > for having so little imagination. > > > When a higher caste person looks upon any lesser caste and > > does not recognize this heroism, then that person, in fact, > > is failing to rise up to the responsibilities of his caste > > and is sinning -- sinning egregiously. > > > > It's not the caste system. > > It's the caste system. When a "higher" caste person > looks upon a person of "lower" caste and sees only > a victim, they are using the system *as it was > designed to be used*. > > > Don't blame the caste system. > > I blame the caste system; it's an inhumane system > designed by quasi-humans devoid of either "seeing" > or compassion. Sorry, but that's the way I see it. > Better to drop the subject right here...you aren't > going to like the things I have to say about > systematized forms of racism and oppression such > as the Hindu caste system, much less the people > who justify them...
How about this; the americans are fast becoming a pariacaste in international affairs !
