On 7/19/07, shiv sastry wrote:
> As far as i can see, nobody on this list is denying any of the social > ills you speak off. The psychological explanation for this type of paranoia came from you in the
getting a bit touchy eh?
> et.al.... Would similar social stratification in another country make > them hindu too ? Please tell me where else it occurs.
Such information is available via different search engines, but since you ask I am taking the time to write this for your benefit. A classical example is the state of Rwanda. The country has primarily one tribe : the Banyarwanda. The Banyarwanda have had a social stratiification structure going back to the 12th century where there are two castes of people - the land/livestock owners (the ruling class) and the peasents/serfs. These two groups are popularly called the Tutsis and the Hutus. The rules of society were subject to many taboos, many similar to Indian ones. There was a paternal tutsi clan with a monarch who ruled the country. The country was never really colonized until the early part of the 20th century. In the brief period of colonization, the social structure was turned on its head abruptly, the results of which are well known and documented everywhere.
asserted above). Oh but it IS a Hindu problem. Do you mean to say the social ills in India are not a Hindu problem? It is someone else. The RSS perhaps?
I am not here to solve anybodys problem. As far as i care, such problems will always be there, irrespective of what anyone attempts to do. It is a law of nature for one person to exploit another, and it has been replicated in societal structures. its got nothing to do with any religion, unless of course you are the type who worships a higher power for salvation or consults the sai baba.
> You are of course entitled to your views - but this is a digression from the topic of Hindu irresponsibility and denial to talking about me and my characteristics. Are you trying to change the subject?
Not at all. just pointing out what appears to be a very dangerous habit of classifying people.
