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What's the political advantage to having a caste system, like in India, and how might we institute a caste system in America?
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The political advantages of having a caste system are that it has some perceived advantages for the social status and power of certain groups of people. There are also some very bad disadvantages of caste systems, including slavery, mistreatment of the lower castes, violence and war between castes, and social stratification. It also introduces division into society, which can lead to the individual and group self-righteousness. It’s also possible to have a caste system in America, though it would require changes in law and structure. Most of the advantages of a caste system wouldn’t apply to a modern society, for example people usually don’t feel superior to a group of people based on their own self-perception of skin color, race, religion, wealth, age, and so on.