In my earlier post, I talked about how adopting caste-neutral surnames might encourage us to finally let go and forget this stupid caste system...but even if we do that there is one place where we are encouraged to declare our caste...yes of course am talking about -Reservations.
Reservations..other wise commonly known as the issue-nobody-wants-to-touch-with-a-sixty-foot-pole, reservations in the education system and govt jobs are sometimes described as a form of 'positive' discrimination...yes it does sound stupid doesn't it...what the hell is positive discrimination?!!..its like saying positive shoplifting...discrimination is discrimination and its always negative.
However, instead of being a tool for social justice..reservations or the quota system is turning into a tool for discrimination. With every other sub-caste,religion, community,housing society etc. starting to demand reservation..am pretty sure am gonna start demanding reservations myself for people who are left handed..I mean with the kind of governance we have I could pretty much get it done if I have enough people to create a vote bank.
Yes this time you are free to blame the politicians...because even if you remove the biased mentality from the society..the government is there to remind you about it while filing your college application or while applying for a govt job...So the government actually certifies that you are born a bit less intelligent than others because you belong to a particular caste (sounds like casteism to me...)..just like the eternal question of whether Jesus was a christian or a jew..we have the eternal paradox of the fact that Dr. Ambedkar didnt need any reservations to be great.Although, he had proposed the idea of reservations for a limited time,now they are just being used as vote-bank cashing cheques.
But at the same time, I admit that they do serve a need...am totally against reservations..but still they are needed and can't be totally abolished immediately. There would cause unsurmountable chaos and the reservations will not have achieved their purpose of social justice. The situation is still grim..especially amongst the tribal people who are only just waking up to education and its merits..reservation is still needed especially in the rural areas but only to compensate for the innefficient education policy and the goal-less quota system.
I said goal-less...because let me ask a fundamental question...what is the purpose of the quota system...well to uplift the castes/communities by giving them opportunities which were denied to them for centuries..right?...well yeah...but how do you finally know that their upliftment has been done..that society has finally leaned towards integrated unbiased development..hmmm..also to drop another bomb..I personally believe everything about the quota system currently is just meant to take revenge..yes, I said it...right from the ridiculous mandal commission recommendations to the superbly retarded quota promotions bill..everything about the quota system has just been turned to a tool to merely introduce another caste system..where the oppressed can become the ruling class by oppression itself. Look at way the US has instilled the affirmative action system for upliftement of black people..its such a progressive system under which quotas are not imposed in your face but justice is being done in a more subtle manner.
But our quota system...this is not the way to progress...this is merely setting off another cycle of oppression which will turn upon itself a few hundred years into the future..all the hatred its terrifying..you cannot go ahead by pulling someone backwards.. you have to put yourself forward.So to revert back to my original question..how do you decide that your society has finally given up on casteism..thats when it doesnt even need a quota system anymore...just like when Neo asks Morpheus in The Matrix "how can I learn to dodge bullets.."and Morpheus says "when you are ready you won't have to.."
The final goal of reservations should be that you shouldnt even need reservations anymore..
That is obvious you say..of course it is...but now that we know the goal..whats the plan...well there should a 3 step plan for this...(it could have been 2 but I made it 3 because it sounds cool) By the way, all these plans are on macro scale..they can only be implemented by a very brave yet intelligent government
Step 1- Remove the victimization- The main thing that every vote hungry politician does is he tries to victimize the caste that he or she belongs to or wants to cash in on....hell Mayawati even cashed in on the Brahmin vote by pretending to tend to their needs...why caste specifice needs...because merely caring for poverty or general bijli-pani is so 1960's
Anyways, so even if we cant remove vote-hungry politicans, we can remove the stigma of victimization from peoples minds..am not saying they should'nt learn about what kind of atrocities a caste faced in the past..but their minds could be opened up to the fact that they are not being victimized on a grand scale anymore.. How to do that...well first of all remove the B from OBC....(SC/ST/NT are fine)...yes remove the word 'backward' from the term Other Backward Classes...aside from the people trying to politicize the issue, some of you normal human beings may ask..whats that gonna change..whats in a name...besides as God of all comedians (and one of my gurus) George Carlin said that making some words sound politically correct only diminishes their impact. But am not trying to diminish the fact that yes, some classes are backward, but I believe the fact you can't base your identity on a negative aspect..besides, being called 'backward' shouldn't be a matter of pride..Shivaji Maharaj inspired people to be positive and establish swarajya..he created a brand name for the people to identify with..he wasnt just a sardar or a king..he was a king of a Swarajya.
Thats the kind of image makeover we need, change the name of OBC to either OC (I dont need to explain) or OPC (Other Progressive Classes,sounds a bit glossy but anyways)....the point being that if the word (and the concept )'backward' is dropped from social usage and hence social consciousness it would help remove the victimization aspect and uplift the confidence of the people. I propose this change for OBC only because its the most misued sector of the quota system.while SC/ST quotas are properly defined, OBC defnition can be, and is changed to accomodate any vote bank with enough influence.
Step 2- Remove the caste identity- I had earlier talked about removing the caste-identity by adopting caste-neutral surnames..but still we will have our caste being mentioned in caste-certificates and application forms. We will still continue to identfiy ourselves as Brahmins,Lohars,Dalits etc etc. ..we still have organizations that would care for our particular caste and also because we can come together and hate all other castes..caste is still a issue and we are damn touchy about it... So how do we remove the caste-identity without causing a nationwide zombie apocalypse like chaos.
Well don't remove the reservations.(we would need the Aadhar card system to be in place for this step)..just remove the caste identity from each and every government file,caste database...did I just cause a zombie-apocalypse by saying that?..probably...just calm down...hear me out...you dont need to identify your caste to get a reservation..you can merely be identified as belonging to SC/ST/NT/OPC quota..your particular caste/sub-caste need not be mentioned..again you ask me..am I just starting another caste system..only that the new castes are not named by their original names but by GEN SC/ST NT and OPC (I like that term and am gonna use it!)..well in essence yeah...but am also trying to phase out the eariler caste system...just like an unpopular car model's production is not stopped but phased out (pun in the title!..10 points for anyone who guessed it )..we can limit the countless number of castes and sub-castes to a mere 4-5...in a matter of few years the caste identity would begin to dissolve
Also to completely dissolve the identity, next sub-step would also be to ban any caste based organization..be it Brahman Sabha or Bahujan Sangh..every organization with a caste based distinction be banned under a special amendment to the current (atrocius and retarded ) Atrocites act (which only covers discrimination against specific castes)..it could be renamed as the Prevention of Discrimination act (which can be applied to all kinds of caste discrimination)..although banning organizations could be deemed as violating freedom of speech..but I personally feel freedom of speech should be a privilege (not just a right) and utterly harmful freedom of speech be curtailed at the right time...imagine if Germany had taken away Hitlers and the Nazi party's freedom of speech at the right time..although I do agree that such a power to take away freedom of speech usually results in autocratic regimes but still its food for thought.
Step- 3 - Incentivize giving up discrimination- Merely making the wrong thing illegal and making the right thing compulsory doesn't guarantee results..thats like telling a girl, not to meet any other guys and meet you daily just to make her fall in love with you...that doesnt work (or does it?..many guys actually tend to think so)..anyways..the point being..if there is nothing likeable...nothing to be gained from it..why would someone go for it.
In the same way to make people finally give up discrimination, we must make it profitable to do so.First of all, a renouncers quota be introduced...1-2% (could be gradually increased)..anybody who is willing to adopt a caste-neutral surname and give up his/her caste-identity/quota forever be given admission or job through this quota..it must be made clear that his children will be admitted under open category afterwards. Also the fee for such a renouncer be even lesser than the existing freeships for all quotas and he can even apply for a scholarship exam (or straight away for anyone achieving 90% and above grades) through which his college and all other higher education (including medical engineering etc) be financed (or half financed) by govt through interest free loans or by any other models.There should also be strict implementation of the creamy layer system for all castes and an increase in EUC quotas, regardless of caste. (thats Economically Backward,replaced with Economically Underprivileged)
Also the final phase of this process would be to start an upward migration of the classes. Meaning that if your family has availed admission under one quota 3 times in the past (the counting date being after the passing of a certain act of course), then you have to avail admission through the next quota...meaning NT to SC/ST...SC/ST to OPC and finally OPC to Open..why this...because there is a theory that reservations are acutally making some people take lesser effort to study or work (which I support to an extent) also if you cant make any progress while availing a benefit 3 times in the past..then well you dont value what you are getting isnt it?..
This is in gist the final stages of my master plan to eradicate.. nay.. phase out and finally Neutralize the caste system. Although I know many of the solutions will appear radical and even impractical but at least its a step in the right direction. Imagine if this mission is made into a national campaign..and to further incentivize/inspire people, turned into a brand name...lets name it Free India 2047..imagine the kind of progress we could see right on the aniversary of 100 years of independence..I have written a speech for it, not as prime minister or leader..but just as a common dreamer..maybe even a visionary..just like all of you
..That you'll have the privilege of reading the next time (stop laughing..am trying to be emmotionally serious.) untill then...fight bias..I know most of you already are...many of my friends refusing admission through quotas or refusing to avail any benefits...people accepting inter-caste marriage etc etc...I think its hightime we all came together for this..Lets forget old problems and move on to new ones.
Reservations..other wise commonly known as the issue-nobody-wants-to-touch-with-a-sixty-foot-pole, reservations in the education system and govt jobs are sometimes described as a form of 'positive' discrimination...yes it does sound stupid doesn't it...what the hell is positive discrimination?!!..its like saying positive shoplifting...discrimination is discrimination and its always negative.
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| this aint shoplifting..its called open but forced charity |
However, instead of being a tool for social justice..reservations or the quota system is turning into a tool for discrimination. With every other sub-caste,religion, community,housing society etc. starting to demand reservation..am pretty sure am gonna start demanding reservations myself for people who are left handed..I mean with the kind of governance we have I could pretty much get it done if I have enough people to create a vote bank.
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| "we have been persecuted against by all you right handers..we demand our right!..I mean left..whatever!" |
Yes this time you are free to blame the politicians...because even if you remove the biased mentality from the society..the government is there to remind you about it while filing your college application or while applying for a govt job...So the government actually certifies that you are born a bit less intelligent than others because you belong to a particular caste (sounds like casteism to me...)..just like the eternal question of whether Jesus was a christian or a jew..we have the eternal paradox of the fact that Dr. Ambedkar didnt need any reservations to be great.Although, he had proposed the idea of reservations for a limited time,now they are just being used as vote-bank cashing cheques.
But at the same time, I admit that they do serve a need...am totally against reservations..but still they are needed and can't be totally abolished immediately. There would cause unsurmountable chaos and the reservations will not have achieved their purpose of social justice. The situation is still grim..especially amongst the tribal people who are only just waking up to education and its merits..reservation is still needed especially in the rural areas but only to compensate for the innefficient education policy and the goal-less quota system.
I said goal-less...because let me ask a fundamental question...what is the purpose of the quota system...well to uplift the castes/communities by giving them opportunities which were denied to them for centuries..right?...well yeah...but how do you finally know that their upliftment has been done..that society has finally leaned towards integrated unbiased development..hmmm..also to drop another bomb..I personally believe everything about the quota system currently is just meant to take revenge..yes, I said it...right from the ridiculous mandal commission recommendations to the superbly retarded quota promotions bill..everything about the quota system has just been turned to a tool to merely introduce another caste system..where the oppressed can become the ruling class by oppression itself. Look at way the US has instilled the affirmative action system for upliftement of black people..its such a progressive system under which quotas are not imposed in your face but justice is being done in a more subtle manner.
But our quota system...this is not the way to progress...this is merely setting off another cycle of oppression which will turn upon itself a few hundred years into the future..all the hatred its terrifying..you cannot go ahead by pulling someone backwards.. you have to put yourself forward.So to revert back to my original question..how do you decide that your society has finally given up on casteism..thats when it doesnt even need a quota system anymore...just like when Neo asks Morpheus in The Matrix "how can I learn to dodge bullets.."and Morpheus says "when you are ready you won't have to.."
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| "I am the chosen one..but I worked hard for it!" |
The final goal of reservations should be that you shouldnt even need reservations anymore..
That is obvious you say..of course it is...but now that we know the goal..whats the plan...well there should a 3 step plan for this...(it could have been 2 but I made it 3 because it sounds cool) By the way, all these plans are on macro scale..they can only be implemented by a very brave yet intelligent government
Step 1- Remove the victimization- The main thing that every vote hungry politician does is he tries to victimize the caste that he or she belongs to or wants to cash in on....hell Mayawati even cashed in on the Brahmin vote by pretending to tend to their needs...why caste specifice needs...because merely caring for poverty or general bijli-pani is so 1960's
Thats the kind of image makeover we need, change the name of OBC to either OC (I dont need to explain) or OPC (Other Progressive Classes,sounds a bit glossy but anyways)....the point being that if the word (and the concept )'backward' is dropped from social usage and hence social consciousness it would help remove the victimization aspect and uplift the confidence of the people. I propose this change for OBC only because its the most misued sector of the quota system.while SC/ST quotas are properly defined, OBC defnition can be, and is changed to accomodate any vote bank with enough influence.
Step 2- Remove the caste identity- I had earlier talked about removing the caste-identity by adopting caste-neutral surnames..but still we will have our caste being mentioned in caste-certificates and application forms. We will still continue to identfiy ourselves as Brahmins,Lohars,Dalits etc etc. ..we still have organizations that would care for our particular caste and also because we can come together and hate all other castes..caste is still a issue and we are damn touchy about it... So how do we remove the caste-identity without causing a nationwide zombie apocalypse like chaos.
Well don't remove the reservations.(we would need the Aadhar card system to be in place for this step)..just remove the caste identity from each and every government file,caste database...did I just cause a zombie-apocalypse by saying that?..probably...just calm down...hear me out...you dont need to identify your caste to get a reservation..you can merely be identified as belonging to SC/ST/NT/OPC quota..your particular caste/sub-caste need not be mentioned..again you ask me..am I just starting another caste system..only that the new castes are not named by their original names but by GEN SC/ST NT and OPC (I like that term and am gonna use it!)..well in essence yeah...but am also trying to phase out the eariler caste system...just like an unpopular car model's production is not stopped but phased out (pun in the title!..10 points for anyone who guessed it )..we can limit the countless number of castes and sub-castes to a mere 4-5...in a matter of few years the caste identity would begin to dissolve
Also to completely dissolve the identity, next sub-step would also be to ban any caste based organization..be it Brahman Sabha or Bahujan Sangh..every organization with a caste based distinction be banned under a special amendment to the current (atrocius and retarded ) Atrocites act (which only covers discrimination against specific castes)..it could be renamed as the Prevention of Discrimination act (which can be applied to all kinds of caste discrimination)..although banning organizations could be deemed as violating freedom of speech..but I personally feel freedom of speech should be a privilege (not just a right) and utterly harmful freedom of speech be curtailed at the right time...imagine if Germany had taken away Hitlers and the Nazi party's freedom of speech at the right time..although I do agree that such a power to take away freedom of speech usually results in autocratic regimes but still its food for thought.
Step- 3 - Incentivize giving up discrimination- Merely making the wrong thing illegal and making the right thing compulsory doesn't guarantee results..thats like telling a girl, not to meet any other guys and meet you daily just to make her fall in love with you...that doesnt work (or does it?..many guys actually tend to think so)..anyways..the point being..if there is nothing likeable...nothing to be gained from it..why would someone go for it.
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Also the final phase of this process would be to start an upward migration of the classes. Meaning that if your family has availed admission under one quota 3 times in the past (the counting date being after the passing of a certain act of course), then you have to avail admission through the next quota...meaning NT to SC/ST...SC/ST to OPC and finally OPC to Open..why this...because there is a theory that reservations are acutally making some people take lesser effort to study or work (which I support to an extent) also if you cant make any progress while availing a benefit 3 times in the past..then well you dont value what you are getting isnt it?..
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| The ultimate independence |
..That you'll have the privilege of reading the next time (stop laughing..am trying to be emmotionally serious.) untill then...fight bias..I know most of you already are...many of my friends refusing admission through quotas or refusing to avail any benefits...people accepting inter-caste marriage etc etc...I think its hightime we all came together for this..Lets forget old problems and move on to new ones.
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