Birth is a beginning…not an end, unlike how the Caste System in Nepal treats it.

About Palestine/Israel, Ukraine/Russia, Supporting/Opposing, Right/Wrong, Pain and Suffering, Empathy and Humanity, and Peace and Understanding

In times of major conflict between different States or between peoples of different nationalities or faith etc., people around the world are divided. But, those NOT involved in the conflict directly must remember what is right and wrong and to not lose one's humanity.

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When Structural Privilege Blinds and Subtle Internalized Casteism Guides II

The caste system has corrupted the minds of a vast majority of Nepalis, if not all. This is yet another example of how it has corrupted the minds of the Hill so-called High Caste Hindus.

Blinded as they are by structural privilege and their sense of entitlement their social group has enjoyed for generations, they demonstrate subtle internalized casteism stemming from their unconscious belief in superiority and greater knowledgeability.

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Caste in Nepal (and India) Can be Triggering. What And How? Depends

Nepali society suffers greatly from the legacies of our long casteist history. One of the legacies is that caste can be triggering. What it triggers and how depends on the individual and more importantly on their caste. However, the abysmally poor quality of education system and poor level of education of the population of Nepal means that most don't know much about that, and worse react inappropriately when those who are triggered speak up.

BUT those who don't know, can learn about all that from those small numbers who are speaking up. All that is required of them is to listen! That's it.

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