My good Mario,
Let me asure you that Valmiki HAS done more abou IT
tham most of lambs that bleat against (higher) caste
in this debate.
So, have many others.
I leave it to Valmiki to explain what I mean if he so choses
(cares) to.
Alfred> Date: Sat, 8 Dec 2007 09:58:10 -0800> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To:
[email protected]> Subject: Re: [Goanet] The Bamon Ladder> > Date: Sat, 8
Dec 2007 08:14:42 +0530> From: "Valmiki Faleiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>> >> Some
excerpts:> >> If I ever talk about castes, it's in the interest of>
understanding the historical perspective better. (I do> trust both of you
personally know that. That> personally, I don't give a fig to caste in the
present> context.) If I choose to respond to your mails on this> otherwise
obnoxious subj of the caste system that> originated in ancient Hindu India,
it's only in the> interest of understanding the subject better. I will>
intersperse my responses below each of your specific> points. Please scroll to
the end...> >> Glad I feel the same way as you do. Goa is already> divided
enough, let's talk about this caste thingy> only to understand our own roots
better, not to divide> ourselves further.> >> Mario responds:> >> Valmiki,> >>
So, the abomination of caste is simply of academic> interest to you, hanh? And
only to "understand" the> subject better, not necessarily to do anything about>
it.> >> Perhaps because you are so sanguine and above the fray> about the caste
system you think that confronting it> and demanding that it be abolished by
avoiding using> it as a criterion in personal decisionmaking, is to> "divide
ourselves further".> >> Don't you see a difference between the other divisions>
you speak of, based on personal choices, politics,> migration, etc. and the
caste system, based simply on> an accident of birth?> >> Besides, do we have to
ignore an obsolete system of> discrimination just because there are other
issues> brewing?> >> > > >
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