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Martin68

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3. Hinduism is not lower caste society's friend. It has drawn firm lines excluding people born in lower caste families from
Thu Jun 6, 2024, 11:11 AM
Jun 2024

from full participation in the wider society. Modi threatened to reverse progress the lower castes have made over the years. It is no surprise they decided not to support him.

There's a parallel here with poor Whites in the South who support the GOP because it makes them feel superior to Blacks. Modi did the same for lower caste Hindus in relation to Muslims. When are rural Whites going to catch on to the fact that GOP policies only hurt their communities?

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