Caste preservation overrides any sense of duty to improve others’ condition.

Evidence

Not that a Hindu could not be taught the sense of duty to fallen humanity, but the trouble is that no amount of sense of duty can enable him to overcome his duty to preserve his caste. Caste is, therefore, the real explanation as to why the Hindu has let the savage remain a savage in the midst of his civilisation without blushing, or without feeling any sense of remorse or repentance. The Hindu has not realised that these aborigines are a source of potential danger. If these savages remain savages, they may not do any harm to the Hindus. But if they are reclaimed by non-Hindus and converted to their faiths, they will swell the ranks of the enemies of the Hindus. If this happens, the Hindu will have to thank himself and his caste system. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 885

Categorization

Category: Causal Relationships

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• Caste preservation outweighs Hindu duty toward fallen humanity (similarity 0.94)
• Abolishing caste requires destroying the sacred authority of shastras (similarity 0.84)
• Hinduism’s pervasiveness makes renouncing caste seem impracticable to many (similarity 0.84)
• Hindus form warring self-interested caste groups rather than an integrated society. (similarity 0.81)
• Caste observance stems from religious belief, not human malice. (similarity 0.81)
• Caste destroys the social cement that produces fellow-feeling and collective strength. (similarity 0.81)
• Destroying caste means destroying shastra and Veda authority, a near-impossible task. (similarity 0.81)
• Caste’s sole achievement is disorganizing and demoralizing Hindus (similarity 0.81)
• Learned savarna Hindus must reinterpret scripture to correct caste conduct. (similarity 0.80)
• Caste destroys the fellow-feeling that makes united resistance possible. (similarity 0.80)
• Caste restricts Hindu moral concern to fellow caste members rather than humanity (similarity 0.80)
• Moral systems are judged by survival value, not by preference (similarity 0.79)
• Scriptures provided actual sanction for caste-based inhuman conduct (similarity 0.79)
• Caste prevents the shared activity that would unite Hindus socially. (similarity 0.79)
• Ambedkar ranked caste abolition above national independence as a goal (similarity 0.79)