Priesthood reform is the lever to abolish caste by killing Brahminism.

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’s reform requires destroying the divine authority of the shastras and Vedas; Annihilating caste requires destroying the religion of the shrutis and smritis.; Caste is a state of mind, so abolishing it requires a notional change. (+2 more)

Related

• Brahminism blocks cross-caste solidarity by blurring who is victim and oppressor (similarity 0.89)
• Brahmins will never lead a movement that dissolves their own caste power (similarity 0.88)
• Brahmins uphold caste theory while breaking its rules to protect class power (similarity 0.88)
• Every caste member including Untouchables practises some Brahminism against lower groups (similarity 0.85)
• Killing Brahminism is the path to killing caste and saving Hinduism. (similarity 0.85)
• Caste abolition would destroy Brahmin privilege, so no Brahmin will lead it (similarity 0.84)
• Caste restricts Hindu moral concern to fellow caste members rather than humanity (similarity 0.84)
• Caste annihilation requires paired critiques of Brahminism and capitalism (similarity 0.84)
• Brahminism’s structure precludes solidarity and blocks revolutionary spark (similarity 0.84)
• Abolishing caste requires destroying the sacred authority of shastras (similarity 0.83)
• Brahmins lead political reform but never join caste abolition (similarity 0.83)
• Bhakti egalitarianism repudiated caste while Ramdas pushed Brahmin supremacy (similarity 0.83)
• Breaking caste destroys Brahmin power, so Brahmins cannot lead the movement. (similarity 0.83)
• Caste is a state of mind, so abolishing it requires a notional change. (similarity 0.82)
• Destroying caste means destroying shastra and Veda authority, a near-impossible task. (similarity 0.82)

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
• Caste is a state of mind, so abolishing it requires a notional change. #complicates (0.55)
• Every caste member including Untouchables practises some Brahminism against lower groups #expands (0.50)