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In another significant moment for the movement against caste discrimination in the United States, a Bill to make caste discrimination illegal was passed by the California State Assembly on Monday, August 28, with 50 votes in its favour and only three against it. It was earlier passed by the state's Senate in May this year. With its passage in the state Assembly, California will become the first US state to ban caste discrimination. The legislation will add caste as a protected category under 'ancestry' in California’s Unruh Civil Rights Act, Education, and Housing codes.

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[–] givesomefucks 62 points 1 year ago (23 children)

However, the Bill met strong opposition from a section of Indian-American residents who argue that it will 'discriminate against Hindus' and 'racially profile select communities on the basis of their ethnicity and ancestry for disparate treatment'.

Religious extremists love saying not being able to oppress everyone else is somehow oppressing them...

Saying other groups are equal somehow hurts your group only makes sense if one of your groups foundational beliefs is oppressing others.

And as far as I know that's not part of Hinduism. But it's a central tenet of far right extremism

[–] ConditionOverload 15 points 1 year ago

Yeah apparently a law that says everyone is equal profiles against Hindus, right. These idiots just want to bring the caste problems from India and spread it even more here.

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