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The Aryan Brahman through his Vedas and other scriptures created the caste system, hatred between man and man and racism called untouchability in India. He divided and subdivided the Indian nationals. Dalits and Backwards were kept illiterate, brainless and snatched away their human rights and finally made them his permanent slaves. The Dalit-Backwards, divided into thousands of ethnic identities were hierarchically arranged and called caste system. These castes were made to hate and fight each other. They were also divided further into many religions — Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian and Budhist etc. These religions built a wall between our people. Dalit-Backwards in a particular religion do not have any love for the Dalit-Backwards in other religions. They love their religion but hate the humans in other religions. But no religion in India could change the casteist mind created by the Brahmanvad. No religion could make any dent on the Brahminical Social Order (BSO). The Budhists, Sikhs, Muslims, Christians continued to remain casteist as they were before conversion. In every religion of this land the upper castes enjoy the upper hand. Dalit-Backwards even after conversion remained backward only. Dr. Ambedkar's miracle: This is because no Indian religion is headed by the Dalit-Backwards. They remain as its followers only. But parliamentary democracy created by Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar has given a new role to the same detested caste. The caste has now proved itself to be a class and our Editor has promoted this hated caste to the high pedestal of "nation". Every one can easily identify a Brahman, Thakur, Kshatriya, or Vaishya. All these Aryan castes form a micro-minority of less than 15%. With their crooked brain, muscle and wealth, they looted, oppressed and exploited the Dalit-Backwards and enjoyed solely with the strength of their caste. It is the caste which gave the BSO strength to rule us. But democracy, education and the right to equality have made the Dalit-Backwards socially and politically conscious. The Chamars are three times larger than Brahmins and are equal in number to the combined population of Brahmans plus Thakurs and Vaishyas. Brahmins, who had created and promoted the caste system for their interests, are today finding themselves cornered because of caste politics. Caste-based politics have caused the downfall of the Brahmin and created the coalition govt. In Bihar, UP, Punjab, Haryana, J&K, Rajasthan, Maharashtra and Andhra, everywhere Brahmins and Thakurs are being kicked out. Numerically stronger castes are playing the key role. Samajwadi Party of Mulayam is dominated by the Yadavas. In Bihar, a Yadav is ruling. In UP, BSP has taken over the Dalit politics. Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan are ruled by Dalit-Backwards. Only two Brahmins — N.D. Tiwari (Uttaranchal) and Jayalalita (TN) are the last remaining Brahmin Chief Ministers. Buddhadev Bhattacharya is there in Bengal. Take Punjab. About 23% Jats rule over Brahmins and Banias who are reduced to a non-entity. Chamars of Doaba and Majha, Mazhbis of Malwa, Tarkhan, Saini, Rai Sikh, Kamboj and Valmikis (all SCs and BCs) play the key role. These castes mainly support the Congress or Akali Jats. BSP tried to generate caste politics against the ruling class-caste politics. It could not win seats but created caste consciousness among SCs and BCs. Wherever caste politics takes over, the upper castes are reduced to dust. Brahmins, Thakurs, Banias, Rajputs will be unable to stand against the rise of caste politics. Caste as a "nation": Caste is a combination of both class and "nation". Every caste like the Jat, Reddy, Khamma, Maratha, Kurmi, Patel, Chamar, Mazhbi, Valmiki, Meena, Kamboj, Tarkhan Khatis will play the role of a "nation". Our Editor has predicted this. These different "nations" by joining hands will run the country where SC/BC castes will dominate because of its majority. Caste (national) consciousness will help generate class consciousness. Ultimately, India once again will get freedom from Brahminism, casteism and its chaturvarna ideology of hate. So, any attack on caste politics
is just to save the BSO rule in Centre and states. BSP has infused
caste
politics
in SC/ST/BC
all
over India
for better future of Indian nationals. Hence
the need to strengthen caste-based parties. Debate: AIDS drugs aim at Blacks I received this message from a friend. I am obviously
horrified, but not surprised such a thing is happening. We the "third
worlders" — all
nonwhite people — have long been the Whiteman's burden. My name is Liam Scheff, I'm a journalist working on the AIDS diagnosis problem. I wrote a series in Boston this year called The AIDS Debate. (Links at the bottom) I've recently been working on a story about medical/pharmaceutical abuse in an HIV pos. children's home. The home is called Incarnation Children's Center (ICC). It's in NYC, north of Harlem. The children who are taken into ICC have mothers who used drugs. They're Black and Hispanic, they're poor. And because of this, as we understand that HIV tests are non-specific and cross-reactive, the children test HIV pos. Force fed: The NIH (NIAID) and various pharmaceutical companies (Glaxo,Pfizer, Biocene) are using these kids as test subjects in clinical trials at ICC. The kids are given AZT, Protease inhibitors, etc, as well as experimental drugs, or drugs in experimental combinations. When the children refuse the drugs, they're force fed. If the kids continue to refuse, they're given a surgery to implant a plastic tube through their abdomen into their stomach. The drugs are then injected directly into their stomachs — no refusing. This year a six-year-old and a 12-year-old child had strokes because of the drugs. The 12-year-old went blind. They both died shortly after. The children walk around in various states of deformation and retardation because of lifelong exposure to AZT and Protease inhibitors. Media blackout: Parents who refuse to give their children the drugs are labeled 'incompetent' by the city/state agency. The children are removed from parental custody and remanded to ICC. I've written an extensive story about this - which consists of an interview with a mother of two children at Incarnation, as well as the administering doctor at the place, who blithely confirms the practice of cutting these children open so they can be drugged. This is a horrible, grotesque story. But it's real, it's happening now. I've been there, I've seen it, and I'm sick to death being the only one who knows about it. I don't have
an outlet yet, and am I'm wondering if you can help put the story
out there — web, local underground papers, any
friendly, or at least not-unfriendly outlet. I certainly
want everybody who is aware of the problem with the AIDS diagnosis
to know that
this is going on. Web links to
Liam’s three-part AIDS Debate series: AP Dalits claiming to be Jews When the police last month unearthed a 'plot' by alleged Lashkar-e-Tayyeba (LeT) operatives to attack Americans in the city and some 'Jewish' families in Guntur, a little-known group claiming to be Israelites were startled to know that anybody noticed them at all. Until this information leaked from the police files, no one had any inkling that there were any Jews in Guntur, not even the police. This group of about 30 Dalit families of Kothareddy-palem village near Chebrolu in Guntur district claims to be Jewish, having proclaimed allegiance to the religion of Israel under the leadership of a maverick theologian who calls himself Shamuel Yacobi. These families are Telugu-speaking people like any in Guntur but they follow all the traditions practised by Jews. As is the religious custom among Jews, they do not work on Saturday, the seventh day of the week of the Sabbath. In his communication with Jewish groups in Israel, Yacobi claimed that they were born Jews, but Christian missionaries converted their forefathers. Yacobi, whose real name, the Times of India found, is Sunder Raju. He came from a family belonging to the American Baptist Church. He studied theology at the Andhra Christian Theological College (ACTC) in Hyderabad in the 1970s. His transformation into Shamuel Jacobi began when he happened to visit Jerusalem. When he came back to India, he proclaimed himself a Jew and also persuaded several Dalit families in Kothareddypalem about their Jewish ancestry. Jew or not, this little community has real links with Israel. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/841663.cms When the White Western racist leadership
of Jews did not accept some Russian and Black Jews from Africa
will they admit
the Dalit, the
Black Untouchables of India, into their closed circle?
Some of these AP Dalits claiming to be Jews did approach
us some years back. We
impressed them of the futility of making such a claim.
Yet
some
Protestant Dalit Christians are continuing their efforts
to make a fast buck — EDITOR. Vipassana is a fraud DV
is doing a good job by exposing Goenka. I was living for so many
years at Kasara, next to Igatpuri where Goenka has his headquarters.
But I have not visited it because I know Vipassana is a fraud.
Brahmins became monks and divided Budhism into many sects into Hinyana
and
Mahayana. Brahmin monks like Nagarjuna and Ashvaghosha are responsible
for this mischief. They infiltrated into Budhism first and then
gradually Budha was called the ninth incarnation of Vishnu, the Brahmin
god.
Goenka is a Hindu-Budhist not a Bhimayana Budhist. Please tell
our people not to waste their time and energy on meditation (Vipassana)
and listen to his boring lectures. The vaidiks snatched Budhism
from
Bahujans by cheating and using force. COMMUNICATION: Even worst critics of Editor gets a place in DV Dr. Vinod Wanjari (DV Sept.1, 2004 p.21) has shocked me when he said that S.N. Goenka's fans were impatient and even threatened him for questioning Vipassana. As a Budhist, I can only say that such a behaviour is unbecoming of a Budhist and particularly of an Ambedkarite. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar was abused, subjected to character assassination by M.K. Gandhi's Hindu followers but he never lost his cool. Velu Annamalai criticism: Similarly, our Editor V.T. Rajshekar was asked to stop the ongoing Debate on Vipassana and even "offered a bribe" by Goenka's Dalit followers during a visit to Bombay. The Editor coolly turned down their request but assured them full coverage in DV for their defence of Goenka. Though our Editor is also a Budhist and an Ambedkarite, he has been critical of Vipassana because he is convinced that it is a Brahminical trick to kill the Ambedkarite Budhism. When it is already under attack from Mahabodhi Society's Brahminical Budhism, Dalit Voice has a duty to guard Ambedkarite Budhism from further assault. But in spite of such a just stand taken by DV not to shut out any opinion, even if it goes against the DV Editorial line, I am sorry to note that DV is being accused of being partisan. I too may not agree with DV 100% but I admire the Editor for giving preference to even the bitterest criticisms of the Editor. The most striking example is that of Dr. Velu Annamalai's personal attack on the Editor getting headlines. No Editor tolerates personal criticisms — not to speak of publishing it. But DV did it. Every Ambedkarite must emulate our Editor.
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