Re: Is Hinduism a followable religion in the modern world?
the Brahmins who respect scriptures like Manusmirti don’t respect it for anti-Dalit passages…there is much righteous thought even in these books. but more importantly, this is irrelevant to the issue at hand. I am saying that the current abuses against Dalits can be traced back to these texts, but are no longer connected to them, therefore rendering this a social/cultural issue as opposed to a religious one. When these upper caste abusers cannot even read, how will they read Manusmirti? The only connection here is that these abuses are rooted in corrupt brahmanism. what other connection are you trying to make?
this problem is about power, and the power structures in these villages are often not even led by Brahmins. some of the most prominent areas of caste abuse are dominated by non-Brahmins to the point that Brahmins and Dalits have alliances against them. The Yadav dominance in MP is a good example of that…Brahmins are abused just like Dalits are. Whoever has power/dominance will abuse it in any situation…the problem is that in backwards villages, this abuse can come in the form of violence.