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vesh on Oct 31, 2020 | parent | context | favorite | on: Caste discrimination in some of Silicon Valley's r...

A system of oppression that benefits some at the cost of others isn’t tradition. If it somehow seems that the system is accepted by those oppressed it is simply because of not being able to make meaningful change for generations.

wnoise on Oct 31, 2020 [–]

> A system of oppression that benefits some at the cost of others isn’t tradition.

If it's been long-standing, of course it is. A tradition need not be wise, or good, or beyond criticizing.

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