SV: [Y-Indology] an appeal to scholars

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kaushal42 [sMTP:kaushal42] skrev 11. juni 2001

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> 1. How does one define a scholar. Is somebody who stereotypes an

> entire group of people as racists and fanatics qualify as a scholar ?

 

The answer to this can very easily be "yes". It simply depends upon whether

the "stereotype" is correct or not. For instance:

 

1. The Ku-Klux Clan is a fanatical racist organisation. (They would

probably be proud to agree).

2. The German Nazi Party was as fanatical racist organisation. (No denial

there either, I suppose)

 

So are "Hindus" racist? Evidently, some of them are, but not necessarily

all of them. So it depends upon how you categorise, in other words: which

subgroups you refer to. Indicentally, if you check out the Dalit web sites,

you will find that Dalits are busy lambasting the caste system as a kind of

racism, they even want it debated at the Durban conference on racism. The

question is: do people who support the caste system qualify as racists, or

should we simply say that they support the Indian brand of apartheid, race

being irrelevant, since the central problem is "purity"? A lot of

difficulties here.

 

And incidentally, George Thompson does qualify as a scholar. His production

in Vedic studies proves him to be one.

 

Lars Martin Fosse

 

Dr. art. Lars Martin Fosse

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