@IndicTrilogy@Slatzism Comparing this to China’s ancient four-class social division of scholars, farmers, artisans and merchants is completely absurd. That was merely a loose occupational categorization. Anyone, regardless of family background, could rise through imperial examinations.
@IndicTrilogy@Slatzism When people talk about the caste system as a whole, they are referring to Varna’s theoretical framework combined with the real-world Jati rules. You cannot just nitpick terminology to claim Varna has nothing to do with discrimination;
@IndicTrilogy@Slatzism The underprivileged are born barred from studying holy scriptures.
This god-given hierarchy fuels real-world caste oppression. It spawned countless subcastes with rigid bans on marriage, shared water and jobs, and created Dalits, the untouchables denied equal human treatment.
@IndicTrilogy@Slatzism You only simplify Varna as a mere occupational division, ignoring the core doctrine in sacred texts that people are born unequal by divine creation: Brahmins come from the creator god’s mouth with supreme status, while Shudras from his feet are inferior.
@IndicTrilogy@Slatzism Varna is the theoretical hierarchy of superiority and inferiority laid out in sacred scriptures, while Jati is the real-life discrimination ordinary Indians endure every day. The two go hand in hand and cannot be separated.
@IndicTrilogy@Slatzism I only intend to illustrate how the ancient system operated, and why India’s social hierarchy system is a concept entirely distinct from ours
If contemporary societies fail to guarantee even basic avenues for upward mobility, they can scarcely afford to compete onthe global stage