[anoncow]

True about politics. And there is a lot of corruption and politics of hate. We are stuck between a corrupt party who also play caste/religion and a party who plays the religion card and is equally corrupt.

If you are born into a particular religion, you are stuck with it (even if you don't give a damn about religion) and you get the impression that everyone wants to kill you or throw you into the extremely shitty neighbouring country. The same is true to an extent about caste. I have seen educated penple getting married on the basis of caste and religion, even with all the globalization. People support political leaders based on caste and religion. Religion plays a big role in India. You aren't what you are. You are just one more member of one team or another. And people live accordingly.

Sorry for the rant. I suppose conditions are not as bad as that in Pakistan or the middle east. And religious-background intolerance is commonplace in the west too.