Caste restricts Hindu moral concern to fellow caste members rather than humanity

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; Caste prevents the shared activity that would unite Hindus socially.; Caste explains Hindu neglect that risks aborigines converting to rival faiths. (+4 more)

Related

• Brahmins uphold caste theory while breaking its rules to protect class power (similarity 0.91)
• Brahminism blocks cross-caste solidarity by blurring who is victim and oppressor (similarity 0.90)
• Brahmins will never lead a movement that dissolves their own caste power (similarity 0.89)
• Caste prevents the shared activity that would unite Hindus socially. (similarity 0.88)
• Brahminism’s structure precludes solidarity and blocks revolutionary spark (similarity 0.84)
• Priesthood reform is the lever to abolish caste by killing Brahminism. (similarity 0.84)
• Bhakti egalitarianism repudiated caste while Ramdas pushed Brahmin supremacy (similarity 0.84)
• Hindus form warring self-interested caste groups rather than an integrated society. (similarity 0.83)
• Hinduism’s pervasiveness makes renouncing caste seem impracticable to many (similarity 0.82)
• Killing Brahminism is the path to killing caste and saving Hinduism. (similarity 0.81)
• Caste abolition would destroy Brahmin privilege, so no Brahmin will lead it (similarity 0.81)
• Ambedkar rejected any religion that sanctioned caste inequities (similarity 0.81)
• Caste persists because it is a sacred notion, not a physical barrier. (similarity 0.80)
• Caste persists as a mental state, not a physical barrier. (similarity 0.80)
• Caste preservation overrides any sense of duty to improve others’ condition. (similarity 0.79)

Broader Connections

• Brahminism blocks cross-caste solidarity by blurring who is victim and oppressor #expands (0.60) — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 134
• Shuddhi reconversion to Hinduism was undercut by caste unwillingness to mingle with converts #exemplifies (0.55)