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In a Caste System there are traditionally four castes: [[File:Hind.png]] [[Hindu Theocracy|The religious caste]], [[File:Strato.png]] [[Stratocracy|The military caste]], [[File:Cap.png]] [[Capitalism|The commerce/landowner caste]], and [[File:Farm.png]] [[Agrarianism|The menial labour caste]]. With there sometimes being 'untouchables' who are outside the caste system and specifically discriminated against.
== Doctrine & History ==
The original manifestation of the Caste System was in Hinduism, from the Varnas. Varnas were classifications of different jobs, and their duties in society. The goal of the Varnas was to classify people on their job and skill, and dedicate duties to each varna. Originally, the caste system was not inheritable, and it was decided on your education, skill, personality, and career. A member of the commerce class could join the ruling class if he took over, and was assertive enough to rule. The same could go for a ruling class member, who could go down to become a laborer if he was not effective and was lazy, and lost his power. Of course, children often were like their parents, and received a similar education, allowing children to be the same Varna as their parent. There was untouchables back in the day, and they were considered people who were the worst of sinners, barbarians, and unethical men.
Once the British conquered India, the idea of a birth-right caste system was born, as Brahmins (Religious Caste), were told of their superiority over everyone else, and the idea was propagated. While not the original manifestation, it soon became the more popular theory, and made the Caste System from a flexible social order into a rigid one. In the modern days, it has slowly returned to a flexible one, but there is still much influence from the birth-right theory.
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== Relationships ==
=== Upper Caste Brahmins ===
*[[File:Hind.png]] [[Hindu Theocracy]] - I'm honored that you chose me as your social system!
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*[[File:Abmon.png]] [[Absolute Monarchism]] - I think that the most able should rule, so you kind of scare me. But nevertheless, you do have the god given right to rule, and you, most of the time, are a enlightened fellow.
=== Lower Caste Shudras ===
*[[File:Hindutva.png]] [[Hindutva]] - You continue on my legacy but your founder hated me.
*[[File:Socdem.png]] [[Social Democracy]] - Hinduism says to donate to the poor, but you throw away the idea of a social hierarchy. What do you have against rulers and followers?
*[[File:Emon.png]] [[Elective Monarchism]] - When I meant "the most able should lead", I didn't mean that. But hey. Monarchism is monarchism.
=== Untouchable Pariahs ===
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*[[File:MLM.png]] [[Marxism–Leninism–Maoism]] - Evil.
*[[File:Enlightnenment.png]] [[Enlightenment]] - I don't hate you, we both love science and arts! But why are you so against social hierarchies? There needs to be a natural order.
*[[File:Ormarxf.png]] [[Marxism]] - You Marxists are tearing apart social order.
== Further Information ==
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