Brahmins uphold caste theory while breaking its rules to protect class power

Evidence

Brahminism precludes the possibility of social or political solidarity across caste lines. As an administrative system, it is pure genius. “A single spark can light a prairie fire” was Mao Zedong’s famous message to his guerrilla army. Perhaps. But Brahminism has given us in India a labyrinth instead of a prairie. And the poor little single spark wanders, lost in a warren of firewalls. Brahminism, Ambedkar said, “is the very negation of the spirit of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity”. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 134 (#expands, via linked claim)

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Caste persists because Hindus follow shastra-backed religious beliefs, not irrational conduct; Brahmins will never lead a movement that dissolves their own caste power; Secular and priestly Brahmins form one caste and defend each other (+5 more)

Related

• Brahmins will never lead a movement that dissolves their own caste power (similarity 0.95)
• Brahminism blocks cross-caste solidarity by blurring who is victim and oppressor (similarity 0.92)
• Caste restricts Hindu moral concern to fellow caste members rather than humanity (similarity 0.91)
• Bhakti egalitarianism repudiated caste while Ramdas pushed Brahmin supremacy (similarity 0.89)
• Priesthood reform is the lever to abolish caste by killing Brahminism. (similarity 0.88)
• Every caste member including Untouchables practises some Brahminism against lower groups (similarity 0.88)
• Brahminism’s structure precludes solidarity and blocks revolutionary spark (similarity 0.87)
• Brahmins routinely broke caste rules yet fiercely defended caste ideology to preserve class power (similarity 0.86)
• Brahmins universally break caste rules yet uphold caste doctrine to protect class power (similarity 0.85)
• Caste abolition would destroy Brahmin privilege, so no Brahmin will lead it (similarity 0.85)
• Breaking caste destroys Brahmin power, so Brahmins cannot lead the movement. (similarity 0.84)
• Killing Brahminism is the path to killing caste and saving Hinduism. (similarity 0.83)
• Hindus form warring self-interested caste groups rather than an integrated society. (similarity 0.82)
• Brahmins lead political reform but never join caste abolition (similarity 0.82)
• Caste oppression is policed horizontally, by each oppressed group against those below (similarity 0.82)

Broader Connections

• Every caste member including Untouchables practises some Brahminism against lower groups #complicates (0.60)
• Brahminism blocks cross-caste solidarity by blurring who is victim and oppressor #expands (0.55) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 134
• Caste Hindu reformers avoid alienating orthodox peers even at the cost of untouchable allies #exemplifies (0.50)
• Marxist class analysis by Indian leftists obscures the reality of caste #complicates (0.40)