I think both are true, the southern U.S. ancestors certainly did not believe in the racially pure society that is advocated by White Nationalists, they didn't consider Blacks as human and wanted the free labor, but they had no problems living alongside them. They just considered them inferior.
Here is a really good website I stumbled upon regarding the caste system in Latin America, BTW caste is a CHRISTIAN PORTUGUESE word so that itself should trigger something, they didn't invent that word to explain what was happening in India.
http://www.zonalatina.com/Zldata55.htm
Here is another website on Japanese untouchables (Burakumin):
http://ballz.ababa.net/uninvited/burakumin.htm
Even today, before marriage in Japan, they check for any Burakumin ancestry. Even Employers do that, which is much worse than what Indian Corporations would do.
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btw, whats the christian caste system you speak of?? details would be nice.
also i'd like to know exactly how many members are willing to settle for a spouse who would be considered "Dark" by indian standards. how many would prefer a Nandita das or Madhaven over a Ravina Tandon or a Rahul Bose. Be dead honest. Sometimes words need to be backed by actions, so i ask how many of you are willing to practice what you preach.
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Here is a really good website I stumbled upon regarding the caste system in Latin America, BTW caste is a CHRISTIAN PORTUGUESE word so that itself should trigger something, they didn't invent that word to explain what was happening in India.
http://www.zonalatina.com/Zldata55.htm
Here is another website on Japanese untouchables (Burakumin):
http://ballz.ababa.net/uninvited/burakumin.htm
Even today, before marriage in Japan, they check for any Burakumin ancestry. Even Employers do that, which is much worse than what Indian Corporations would do.
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btw, whats the christian caste system you speak of?? details would be nice.
also i'd like to know exactly how many members are willing to settle for a spouse who would be considered "Dark" by indian standards. how many would prefer a Nandita das or Madhaven over a Ravina Tandon or a Rahul Bose. Be dead honest. Sometimes words need to be backed by actions, so i ask how many of you are willing to practice what you preach.
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