An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has touched a nerve

Re:An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has t... by whats_a_quasar on Monday September 04, 2023 @01:23PM (#37382656)

I guess I also don't think that speaking directly about a belief makes it stronger, particularly for discrimination. Many people have commented on HN about experiencing caste discrimination but being unable to do anything about it, because Americans have no understanding of what caste discrimination is. "Sunlight is the best disinfectant."

Certainly writing things down can make it easier for concepts to stick around, but I don't think the dynamics are the same for something written down to call out that it's bad. And holy texts are a totally different ballgame.

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Re:An effort to ban caste discrimination in California has t... by Supermancho on Monday September 04, 2023 @01:35PM (#37382823)

Many people in this thread have completely misunderstood the answer I gave, to the question that was posed.

> holy texts are a totally different ballgame.

They are not. Historically, written concepts endure longer than unwritten concepts. Again, this is commonly considered self-evident.

> I also don't think that speaking directly about a belief makes it stronger, particularly for discrimination

It may be worth it, but the hyperbole of denying the effect:

eg "How would it extend longevity?"

is the dissonance that I have pointed out.

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