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I really resent you Optimist Prime, for making Imthechamp seem like the MOST REASONABLE PERSON ON THE BOARD.
It is really good to know something about damn near Cannonized world leaders before you criticize them.
Ghandi was against the caste system, he came out oppoising it AND used the legistlation to make inroads stopping it. He even took in an untouchable child (UNHEARD of for someone in the an upper caste). He was killed by a Hindu fundamentalist for the many changes he made, including those to the caste system.
It would be almost IMPOSSIBLE to abolish such a deeply ingrained social system in one generation, and the man made SERIOUS strides in bringing India into a modern era.
KSigRC, I am all for cultural relativism and whatnot, but at some point certain social systems are just wrong. The caste system is prime example no. 1- JUST this side of slavery IMO.
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It may be said with rough accuracy that there are three stages in the life of a strong people. First, it is a small power, and fights small powers. Then it is a great power, and fights great powers. Then it is a great power, and fights small powers, but pretends that they are great powers, in order to rekindle the ashes of its ancient emotion and vanity.-- G.K. Chesterton
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