Assimilated Dalits serve as scapegoats for privileged-caste crimes
Evidence
Dalits who have been harnessed to the āHindu foldā serve another purpose: even if they have not been part of the outlying army, they can be used as scapegoats for the crimes the privileged castes commit. ā Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotatedā¦, 430
Categorization
Category: Causal Relationships
Related
- Assimilated Dalits became vigilante forces in partition violence (similarity 0.81)
- Reformers narrowed caste to untouchability to avoid land and wealth redistribution. (similarity 0.79)
- Privileged-caste militias massacre Dalits yet courts overturn the convictions. (similarity 0.79)
- Hindu reformers reframed caste as untouchability to avoid addressing economic exploitation. (similarity 0.79)
Broader Connections
- Upper castes donate to anti-untouchability causes to evade caste reform
#contradicts(0.50) - Privileged-caste militias massacre Dalits yet courts overturn the convictions.
#contradicts(0.35)