The nature of endogamy is such that, in my experience, the first preference is that their family member marries someone of a similar South Asian background and social standing. Marrying someone Indian outside of those bounds is the next preference and then marrying someone non Indian. In all of these categories colorism is at play.

Think of medieval clans using marriage to form ties or to consolidate wealth and influence via marriage. Marriage is seen almost as utilitarian with individual wants and needs set aside for the collective.

It’s an ancient way of thinking and I don’t doubt for a second that it’ll be eradicated with time as it has been in many parts of the world that successfully defeudalized who did not have to deal with foreign occupants further entrenching a feudalistic mindset.

Colorism predates the modern era in nearly all cultures.

During the Elizabethan era England, women used Venetian Ceruse, a mixture of white lead and vinegar, to paint their faces and necks chalk-white even though it caused hair loss, skin corrosion, and muscle paralysis.

In the early phases of globalization and during the great divergence, white/Western societies began to see themselves as the nobles of the world and their colonies as the inferior laborers. Essentially, it is what you’re describing but on a global scale. This further entrenched colorism globally.

Reversals of this mindset have only happened in the past 75 years.

Yash, who plays Ravana, and Sai Pallavi, who plays Sita, are both South Indian and not typically considered fair skinned. Sai has particularly spoken out against colorism in Indian film industries.

The caste system is not based on skin color. That was a misreading of ancient Indian texts by colonizers in the 1800s. There are darker skinned people of an upper caste background in South India and vice versa in North India.

It is based purely on pedigree / who you are born to.

The caste system is medieval feudalistic bullshit that needs to be eradicated in all forms from every society.

“The British class system is so complex, so riddled with microscopic nuances and unspoken rules, that it functions essentially as a caste system. It is not about how much money you have; it is about an intricate tribal code of accent, vocabulary, and behavior that is almost impossible to learn later in life.”

Anthropolgist Kate Fox: Watching the English

“Class is a skin on the back of caste… In England, the class system is so rigid, so tied to ancestry, accent, and birth, that it functions essentially as a caste system”

Isabel Wilkerson: Caste: The Origins of Our Discontent

“Nevertheless, the essential point about the English class-system is that it is not entirely explicable in terms of money. Roughly speaking it is a money-stratification, but it is also interpenetrated by a sort of shadowy caste-system; rather like a jerrybuilt modern bungalow haunted by medieval ghosts.”

George Orwell: The Road to Wigan Pier.

Xi Jinping is a huge football fan. China implemented a plan to qualify over 10 years ago but their federation has been rife with corruption. The previous coach Li Tie (who played in Premier league) is in prison for 20 years for bribery.

https://apnews.com/article/china-soccer-bribes-a3fee6547c9fe9f3734d65d23108cf46

The Pakistan Football Federation has had issues with infighting, political interference, and corruption for decades. FIFA has repeatedly banned Pakistan from international football due to third-party/government interference in the federation.

Do you have any examples of cricket matchmaking? From what I’m reading, the planning amounts to always putting Pakistan and India in the same group to maximize viewership and timing the schedule to optimize viewership in India since that’s where the most viewers are.

True that it takes a degree of imagination. We can draw a fairly direct line from Brahmagupta, Al-Khwarizmi, Fibonacci, Piero della Francesca, to Leonardo da Vinci describing the East to West transfer of zero and the decimal place value system.

It often comes down to what a culture considers “useful”.

I hear the same about the conceptualization of zero as a numeral that operations can be performed on (a crucial turning point in human thinking) which is also laughable. It simply was not compatible with the Greek understanding of mathematics which emphasized the discrete and trigonometric but fit very well into the more abstract view towards math on the Indian subcontinent. There’s a reason why human discovery has global roots.

Legacy media goes with “sex with underaged women” when it comes to the Epstein files or Trump.

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Lenin’s definition shouldn’t obscure Chinese hegemony. The PLA’s Annexation of Tibet fits social imperialism: a powerful state subjugating a distinct territory for geopolitical security, resources, and strategic border expansion.

Suzerainty is not sovereignty. The Yuan and Qing rules were loose, indirect, and distinct from integration. In 1912, Tibet expelled Chinese forces, maintaining de facto independence until 1950.

Feudal inequality existed, but Beijing weaponized class rhetoric to justify conquest. True liberation requires internal reform, not external military subjugation, cultural erasure, and the absolute destruction of local self-governance.

Self-determination belongs to the Tibetan people, not Beijing. Replacing a local theocracy with totalitarian Han-dominated party rule merely substituted indigenous exploitation with foreign oppression, denying Tibetans any genuine autonomy.

Selectively quoting the Panchen Lama ignores geopolitical duress. The Panchen Lama was a teenager held under Chinese custody; his “telegrams” were coerced propaganda tools, not a democratic mandate for invasion.

The 1959 uprising was a popular revolt against broken promises, not just CIA plots. “Democratic reforms” meant land collectivization, the destruction of thousands of monasteries, and devastating famine for masses.

Bilingual signs mask systemic erasure. Monasteries face strict party surveillance, nomadic way of life was forcibly ended, and boarding schools separate children from their culture, driving systemic, institutionalized Sinicization.

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It’s amazing how popular this ancient philosophical metaphysical perspective is. Even Stephen Colbert, a devout Catholic, responded with a similar concept when asked in his questionnaire what happens when we die?

Moksha (Hinduism), Nirvana (Buddhism), returning to the Tao (Taoism), Neoplatonism (ancient Greece), Fanaa (Sufism/Mystical Islam) - over millenia, so many traditions have been captivated by the idea of rejoining with “the One”.

Within Hinduism is the nonthestic framework promoted by Adi Shankara known as Advaita Vedanta which is Sanskrit for nonduality. This takes the concept even further, positing that we are one eternally and that individuality / self are spiritual Maya or illusion.

It’s amazing how popular this ancient philosophical metaphysical perspective is. Even Stephen Colbert, a devout Catholic, in his final episode responded with a similar concept when asked in his questionnaire what happens when we die?

Moksha (Hinduism), Nirvana (Buddhism), returning to the Tao (Taoism), Neoplatonism (ancient Greece), Fanaa (Sufism/Mystical Islam) - over millenia, so many traditions have been captivated by the idea of rejoining with “the One”.

Within Hinduism is the nonthestic framework promoted by Adi Shankara known as Advaita Vedanta which is Sanskrit for nonduality. This takes the concept even further, positing that we are one eternally and that individuality / self are spiritual Maya or illusion.

Meditation but it would take a while to get there. It is fun to work towards it though.

The Bengal famine was not even the largest British engineered famine in India.

Britain has a borderline unfixable economy - according to expert economists - and is about to put the final nail in the coffin by electing Reform so perhaps what goes around comes around.

Looking at recent history, some have more than others and have the riches to show for the destruction they engaged in.

Journalist: What do you think of Western civilization?

Gandhi: I think it would be a good idea.