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A comment on An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has touched a nerve.

Re:An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has t... by ck2 on Monday September 04, 2023 @12:44PM (#37382176)
Humans: even if there is 0.01% genetic difference between people or ZERO, we'll still seek some other way to discriminate against each other because hey that's what conscious life is all about right, hating "the other" ?

Ban it, make it politically incorrect. We have to start somewhere by saying it's wrong or each generation will just teach it to the next.

Yes governments should ban it, that protects people.

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Re:An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has t... by chargingmarmot on Monday September 04, 2023 @12:54PM (#37382279)
"So strong is this propensity of mankind to fall into mutual animosities, that where no substantial occasion presents itself, the most frivolous and fanciful distinctions have been sufficient to kindle their unfriendly passions and excite their most violent conflicts." - James Madison

https://billofrightsinstitute.org/primary-sources/federalist...

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Re:An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has t... by konschubert on Monday September 04, 2023 @12:55PM (#37382295)
Feeling worthy and respected is a fundamental human need.

Sadly, one way to achieve this is by looking down on other people.

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