Our caste system

If we want to support equality, we can't embrace mechanisms that put certain segments of the American population above others. Unfortunately, our nation has embraced a caste system that clearly undermines the concept of equality.


Our caste system is not the same as those found in history books. Our primary concern is not focused on our ancestors and whose line we are on. Instead, we look at schooling. Everyone with a PhD is viewed as superior to those who graduated college with a lesser degree. College graduates are considered superior to high school graduates. Those with a GED or less are treated as rejects.

Schooling history is not a valid measurement of anything worthwhile. You can be well educated without ever setting foot in a school. Similarly, it is possible to succeed in school while shunning true education. Our caste system certainly does not divide the population by actual education levels. It is also not a valid measure of such concepts as intelligence.

Schooling is clearly not for everyone. This is not just because some people are smarter than others. Some brilliant minds do not cope well with the educational constraints of a schooling environment. It is absurd that we treat such individuals as inferior simply because they didn't embrace an environment that would be detrimental to their educational needs.

Ultimately, our caste system rewards the embrace of outside control. The more we allow the schools to dictate how we learn, the higher up we go in our caste system. Anyone who dares to take personal responsibility for their own education is punished under such a model. As a result, mental strength tends to lead to a status of inferiority.