The Untouchables

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Stories like this make me SOOOOOOO thankful to be an American! More than 160 million people in India are considered "Untouchable"—people tainted by their birth into a caste system that deems them impure, less than human. http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2003/06/0602_030602_untouchables.html Please read more about this abomination of humankind. "Dalits are not allowed to drink from the same wells, attend the same temples, wear shoes in the presence of an upper caste, or drink from the same cups in tea stalls," sounds like the US during MLKs time. [i]Despite the fact that untouchability was officially banned when India adopted its constitution in 1950, discrimination against Dalits remained so pervasive that in 1989 the government passed legislation known as The Prevention of Atrocities Act. The act specifically made it illegal to parade people naked through the streets, force them to eat feces, take away their land, foul their water, interfere with their right to vote, and burn down their homes. Since then, the violence has escalated, largely as a result of the emergence of a grassroots human rights movement among Dalits to demand their rights and resist the dictates of untouchability, said Narula. [/i] So how do you feel about India and their "untouchables"? Does this not make you thankful that you live anywhere but there? Is my info wrong? If you dispute me, please provide FACTS with sources Here are more sources http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalit http://www.google.com/images?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=untouchables+india&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=TZxuTOuTMYPGlQeSqcyUDg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=5&ved=0CDkQsAQwBA&biw=909&bih=552 http://www.suite101.com/content/india-s-outcasts-a4487