CMV: Caste based reservation will not be required if there is no caste based discrimination

Change my view.

People go on and on about why caste reservations are bad. But they do not have any views on the caste discrimination that happens everyday.

People say that reservations should only be based on economic status. I agree. In a society were everyone has equal social status, the reservation must only be on economic basis. But that's not true for India. People are not equal here.

People complain that rich lower caste people should not get reservations. Reservations are for social inclusion. You are assuming that if a person is lower caste they are also poor. That's not true. Reservations ensures that they get an opportunity for being a part of the society they have had been excluded from for so long. For a person who discriminates based on caste a rich dalit is the same as a poor dalit.

People complain that 70-80 years of reservations is enough. 70-80 years of affirmative actions from the government has not erased the viewpoint of upper castes that they are morally and socially superior than others. Even with 200 years of reservations the UCs will still think that LCs are beneath them and they should stay in their place.

People argue that we do not see caste, we do not discriminate based on castes. Good for you, I appreciate that you do not discriminate basis caste. But people around you do. Look at your parents or grandparents generation. Look at the local leaders you elect, look at the ministers you elect.