Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Irony

Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents Irony

The paradox of Obama’s Presidency

The marginalized people in America were very excited when Obama was elected as the first black man to become the leader of the superpower country. The blacks and other people of color expected miracles that their lives could be elevated. Ironically, Obama’s presidency revolved around the interests of the upper-caste, which ensured that their supremacy and superiority were never put to text.

Poverty

In most cases, it is assumed that poor people are lazy and not ready to work to get out of poverty. Ironically, poverty creates the upper-caste in America that has institutionalized an inferiority complex among the lower caste people. The poor people are denied equal opportunities to ensure that the upper-class rules and remains dominant forever. The majority of the whites control the vital sectors of the economy, leaving the people of color to do manual jobs that cannot elevate them from poverty.

The fight against racism

The fight against racism in America is ironic because it will never come to an end. Racism is deep-rooted in the caste system that controls the affairs of the elite American upper class. The American upper-class consists of only the white, the most influential, and the richest. Consequently, the upper class came up with a caste system to maintain their superiority, and this trend is practiced today and many years to come. Therefore, the likelihood of racism coming to an end in America is unforeseeable.

Puppet leaders

The upper-caste system erects puppet leaders to rebel against the lower-caste. The interesting paradox in this scenario is that the lower-caste people are enticed when one of their own is appointed as a leader to over the interests of the entire society. Ironically, puppet leaders are selected from the lower caste to maintain and control the aggression and rebellion of the lower caste.

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