Alain Danielou - The Caste Institution (new, Indian Religion, Ebook)

Contra Mahatma Ganhdi

...Modern egalitarianism does not stop the French from considering themselves first and foremost as Bretons or Basques, Catholics or Jews.  The attempt to abolish the caste system in India created many more problems than it solved.  The caste is a family, and human beings always need to belong to a group.  The abolition of caste in Europe led logically to the destruction of the family, to the terrible isolation of the individual, and to the creation of social protection systems as a substitute...

All social theories that claim to ignore differences between races and human groups in defining their rights lead to the crushing of the weak, to genocide, and imperialism.  This occurs on many levels, since the force of aggression is not based solely on physical strength.  It can be technical, linguistic, or religious, just as well as racial...



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