07-02-2006, 12:49 AM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->I have had Brahmin friends.I bear no ill will towards them but I fear what might be the situation if they get back absolute power. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Absolute power is something to be afraid of, <b>irrespective of caste, creed or religion</b>.
But, surely, that was not your point. Your point is that, Brahmins must be trampled and kept underfoot, for the welfare of the rest of the world. It is not <i>absolute power</i> that you are worried about, it is <i>mere equality</i>.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->He said, he came from a low caste who were nearly untouchable. Their women were not allowed to wear anything above navel and below the knee. They were toddy (Alcoholic) tappers and were therefore considered unclean. They suffered immensely at the hands of caste hindus.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What has this to do with Brahmins? BTW, he is talking about Nadars. How many Brahmins interacted with Nadars, as a matter of course? And, how much were they involved in the issue of clothing?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Marco Polo on his visit to south India about 1293 noted that climate and ignorant treatment did not allow horses to thrive there. He admired Kakatiya queen Rudramba, who ruled for nearly forty years. He noted the Hindus' strict enforcement of justice against criminals and abstention from wine, but he was surprised they did not consider any form of sexual indulgence a sin.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I don't understand your problem here. Are you a sexual puritan? Do you think sexual indulgence should not exist? What exactly is your issue here? And what does this phrase "any form of sexual indulgence" mean? Does it mean homosexuality? BDSM? rape fantasies? What does it mean? And, why do you care about it?
Absolute power is something to be afraid of, <b>irrespective of caste, creed or religion</b>.
But, surely, that was not your point. Your point is that, Brahmins must be trampled and kept underfoot, for the welfare of the rest of the world. It is not <i>absolute power</i> that you are worried about, it is <i>mere equality</i>.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->He said, he came from a low caste who were nearly untouchable. Their women were not allowed to wear anything above navel and below the knee. They were toddy (Alcoholic) tappers and were therefore considered unclean. They suffered immensely at the hands of caste hindus.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What has this to do with Brahmins? BTW, he is talking about Nadars. How many Brahmins interacted with Nadars, as a matter of course? And, how much were they involved in the issue of clothing?
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->Marco Polo on his visit to south India about 1293 noted that climate and ignorant treatment did not allow horses to thrive there. He admired Kakatiya queen Rudramba, who ruled for nearly forty years. He noted the Hindus' strict enforcement of justice against criminals and abstention from wine, but he was surprised they did not consider any form of sexual indulgence a sin.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I don't understand your problem here. Are you a sexual puritan? Do you think sexual indulgence should not exist? What exactly is your issue here? And what does this phrase "any form of sexual indulgence" mean? Does it mean homosexuality? BDSM? rape fantasies? What does it mean? And, why do you care about it?