the caste system.

does is still exist in today's western society?

in my opinion, it does, outside the walls of india, we see the caste system in daily life.
i've lived in india, i've seen the detrimental effects on the society and it's people.

it's a bit painful to even imagine that educated individuals in our western society can judge people by their wealth and categorize them in a certain harmful manner.

you have the elite - the billionaires, the ceo's of large corporations,
the upper class - they think they're it, they are the ones driving brandname cars, dressing their children in brandnames, and killing their individuality,
the middle class - they work for these large corrupt companies, they make a living and maybe just a little more for saving or paying for their children's education
then we have the low, the poor people in our society, finding it hard to make ends meet, they're sometimes new to the country and treated like half the humans that they are.

it's pathetic that we live like this..
i'm proud to say in somewhat middle class, our family makes ends meet, we don't have to boast about what we have, to fake our lives.
i know several families in denial, who are willing to judge others, but obviously not looking into their homes, their lives.

i think the caste system goes hand in hand with materialism, and certain ego issues that people suffer from nowadays.
materialism kills me, i HATE materialistic people, because i think it's a little pathetic to see people get excited about spending 1ox more money on things and acting like it wasn't made in a sweatshop with everything else in china or india, where children who are from "lower" castes are forced without choice to work hours on end- it just is embarassing for our world.

UGHHHH i'm done.