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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by hitekker on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @12:11PM (#23703091)
You conflated caste with class. The comments below are a reaction to that false equivalence.
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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by ChrisMarshallNY on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @01:29PM (#23704081)
Actually, only one other person (besides you) sank to insults.

I've enjoyed the responses, and the responses to responses. I've learned a bit from it.

This has been a really good thread, about a topic that has a thousand years of pain behind it.

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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by hitekker on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @02:17PM (#23704663)
I corrected you, not insulted you.

Caste and class are similar but not the same. Merging the two concepts into one is useful for generating outrage and maybe for bonding, but less useful for understanding the suffering of one society compared to another.

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Re:California accuses Cisco of job discrimination based on I... by ChrisMarshallNY on Wednesday July 01, 2020 @02:47PM (#23704979)
Have a great day!
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