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Re:India’s caste system remains entrenched, 75 years after i... by 300bps on Thursday September 16, 2021 @07:32AM (#28550390)
Hard to generalize about a country of over a billion people but in many areas of India there is a strong sense of “keep money in the family” which is why they like to hire their cousins. That’s also why even marrying first cousins is so common in certain areas. In the south, about 25% of people marry their first cousin.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cousin_marriage#India

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Re:India’s caste system remains entrenched, 75 years after i... by mrlonglong on Thursday September 16, 2021 @06:06PM (#28558348)
This makes me shudder to think of the genetic damage being done to these people. The rule should always be fresh genes to keep the lineage healthy.
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