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If the answer is yes, please head over to the Satyam Shivam Sundaram blog, pronto.You must have heard, how could you not, if you are one of the gazzillion perpetually ashamed of his religion/caste Indian, about the atrocious brutality committed on a Dalit (erstwhile Dalit, I suppose, for they had embraced Buddhism) family.
Needless to say, the socialist/gimme seats lobby is overjoyed at this incident and it shows. For some reason, this atrocity translates into the absurd solution of sending rich OBC/Dalit kids in the metros to IITs and IIMs. Yeah.
My heart particularly aches for the young woman Priyanka. She was a good student, but she would find it difficult to get into a good school. The creamy Dalits will continue to grab the prime land as always.
By the way, in case you missed it, here is a little factoid for you:
The Bhotmange's were one of the two Mahar families of the village that is dominated by the OBC's, the landlord clans here. Bhaiyyalal had movedto this village to farm his mother's 5-acre land about 18 years ago. But it was surekha, who tilled her farm and fought for regaining the hold over a portion grabbed by the upper castes, which is a decisive political force in this part.So, hope you will feel better when we start sending rich OBC kids to IITs and IIMs from the next academic session.
Jai Hind.
[Note: we recommend the death penalty for the perpetrators, unlike the Afzal shouldn't hang/Santosh Kumar should, gang of socialist freeloaders.]
[Update: 1]
Shivam Vij confirms that the perpetrators, members of the Power and Kalar castes, are OBCs. Remember that this is the true face of rural India today - marginalized Dalits and MBCs living in perpetual fear in villages dominated by powerful and ever ambitious OBC landlords.
[Update: 2]
Dilip D'Souza compares this incident with past black lynchings in America. Well, I suppose he has got to try harder. A correct analogy would be a massacre of a say a Red Indian family by black youths in a Philadelphia suburb (for instance).
[Update: 3]
Shivam does NOT support the death penalty for the perpetrators. Well, nice try. Do that in a Dalit annual meeting or something.
[Update: 4]
Abi has a post up at the Other Idiots site, which claims percentage wise, Dalits actually experience less violence than the general population. Although he ends the post by suggesting under-reportage, I believe he is building up something stronger. Don't be surprised if you see him googling up documents all over the internet and proving that the most recipients of violence are OBCs and most givers are the privileged.
[Update: 5]
The good Doctor Bruno never fails to surprise us. He left a comment for me on the It's my way or the Highway blog:
Er, is that a question Doc?
4 comments:
we recommend the death penalty for the CRIMINALS...yes!
but with sledgehammer tactic employed...conventionally this means striking in the center of the bar...however, this tactic takes a different cut here- concept : A serial death punishment.
A two-week real gap between each execution! it serves like a constant reminder to the society that breeds this kind of contemptuous beasts
Barb,
I wont say anyone is overjoyed. But yes, caste is a complex thing and unlike what some others believe. It has always been a tool for suppressing the lower ones. If OBCs are powerful, they will no doubt exercise that power, just like upper castes would. But will caste based reservations help? I don't think so.
And yes, I agree with the death penalty.
Your last sentence hit the nail on the head...
Wonder why the same people are protesting Afzal hanging while endorsing Santosh hanging. Faith based discrimination, eh?? India might be the only country in the world where the minority oppresses the majority.
Add an update 6 to Bruno's next comment (same oage as his earlier one) please. He is brilliant - BTW, barbarian, next time you should go and kill someone and ask for reservation in education then.
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