Seattle considers historic law barring caste discrimination

[AMart]

It seems Indians still use their ancient CASTE system in the USA. The legislation is not needed IMHO as it would be covered under existing laws. Long article.

Seattle considers historic law barring caste discrimination

Among Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she “otherwise loved very much” — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste maid. The Seattle City Council member, raised in an upper-caste Hindu Brahmin household in India, was 6 when she questioned...

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[kyzr]

The "caste system" is not as bad as "honor killings".

Honor killing in the United States - Wikipedia

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18 Incredible Honor Killings in America Statistics - HRF

As much as we might try to deny it, radicalized religion is everywhere in the world today. This includes the United States. Honor killings in America do happen and it happens more than people might think. Honor killings can happen for a wide variety of reasons, but the purpose is the same: to...

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How Many Honor Killings Have Been Documented In The United States? – Stop Honour Killings

 

[1srelluc]

It was a huge mistake importing H1Bs from India......I'd rather teach Gypsies to code.

 

[AMart]

It was a huge mistake importing H1Bs from India......I'd rather teach Gypsies to code.

They both know how to poop in the streets.

 

[Concerned American]

It seems Indians still use their ancient CASTE system in the USA. The legislation is not needed IMHO as it would be covered under existing laws. Long article.

Seattle considers historic law barring caste discrimination

Among Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she “otherwise loved very much” — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste maid. The Seattle City Council member, raised in an upper-caste Hindu Brahmin household in India, was 6 when she questioned...

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Maybe she should avail herself to the US constitution which the WA constitution was patterned after. You would think that she would have had to know that in order to gain citizenship.

 

[shockedcanadian]

It seems Indians still use their ancient CASTE system in the USA. The legislation is not needed IMHO as it would be covered under existing laws. Long article.

Seattle considers historic law barring caste discrimination

Among Kshama Sawant’s earliest memories of the caste system was hearing her grandfather — a man she “otherwise loved very much” — utter a slur to summon their lower-caste maid. The Seattle City Council member, raised in an upper-caste Hindu Brahmin household in India, was 6 when she questioned...

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Canada should pass similar laws so that those in the low caste here are protected from dishonest, covert police who make false allegations that have a teen thrown out of his home.

Nations without civil liberties are bound to fail, be it today or tomorrow, so I applaud Seattle for their stance.

 

[Concerned American]

Canada should pass similar laws so that those in the low caste here are protected from dishonest, covert police who make false allegations that have a teen thrown out of his home.

Nations without civil liberties are bound to fail, be it today or tomorrow, so I applaud Seattle for their stance.

This is covered very clearly in the US and WA state constitutions. There is no caste system in the US because it is ALREADY specifically banned and has been for well over 100 years.