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Caste

the Origins of Our Discontents
Dec 16, 2020xiaojunbpl12 rated this title 3 out of 5 stars
The title, an argument lack of objective persuasion. A weak aspect: resource scarcity is not perceived, it’s a reality. We live in a society/system that rewards competition, our lives are achieved. Caste won’t end, relying on human conscience. Human nature allows caste persists (e.g. we may change it from skin color to mental attributes etc...) The book presents remarkable, extensive materials, but overwhelms readers with compassion without a concrete solution (if any) or a hope brighter than anguish inflamed candles. I wonder, why India's caste last, when dynasties went under; why Nazis caste blast the world quick in shudder. Chapters swell, narration structures overlap to tell; time and again, points made well, salvo and burst, emotions not to quell. Rhetoric from/for bottom rung. empathy choked my lung: pro justice though, align with the dominant, my shame unsung. I ponder, resource scarcity is not perceived; compete is believed, life is achieved. Caste is always yonder, not by divine will, is human ill. When no one to conquer, no country with border, but a planet to fill, communism would be a magic pill.