Deep dive into Savarna Merit Discussions Online
Oh man, here we go again with these Savarna upper-caste crybabies whining about “merit” like it’s some sacred cow that’s been slaughtered by reservations. As if merit was ever a thing in this country for the last 3000 years! Let me ask you: where the hell was this precious “merit” when temple priest positions were straight-up reserved for Brahmins? Generation after generation, locked in by birthright, no exams, no interviews — just “you’re born into it, congrats, you’re holy.” Sounds like the ultimate quota system, doesn’t it? But oh no, that was “tradition,” not nepotism or exclusion.
And don’t even get me started on education. Where was merit when lower castes were flat-out denied the right to learn? Beaten, ostracized, or worse if they dared pick up a book. For centuries, knowledge was hoarded like gold by the upper castes, while everyone else was told to clean their shit and stay in their lane. Now suddenly, when reservations try to level the playing field a tiny bit, these folks act like the sky is falling. “Merit is dead!” they scream. Bro, merit was never alive for most of India — it was a rigged game from day one.
But nowadays? It’s peak absurdity. These idiots blame EVERY SINGLE PROBLEM in India on reservations. There’s a pothole on the road? “Reservations did it!” Bridge collapses? “Damn those quota hires!” Someone leaves India for better opportunities? “Reservations pushed them out!” Hell, some poor soul tweets about going abroad for higher studies, and boom — some genius retweets it with “See? Reservations are killing talent!” Or lands a foreign job? “If not for reservations, more ‘meritorious’ people would stay!” Like, what? Do these people even hear themselves? It’s like reservations are the ultimate scapegoat for corruption, incompetence, and systemic failures that have nothing to do with it.
And let’s talk about what “merit” really means, because these clowns never stop to think. They peddle this fairy tale that merit is just pure hard work, like we’re all starting from the same line. Bullshit! Merit is shaped by privilege, plain and simple. Lakhs of rupees poured into coaching classes, fancy private schools, high-speed internet, world-class textbooks, tutors, libraries — stuff that lower castes and marginalized folks often can’t even dream of. Your “merit” is built on a mountain of resources handed to you on a silver platter. Ignore that (which is stupid AF), and what are you even implying? That only upper castes/Savarnas are hardworking and talented enough for success? That the rest are somehow inferior, lazy, or undeserving? Sounds suspiciously like what white supremacists spew in the US about Black people being “inherently lesser.” No difference, folks — these caste supremacists are just brown versions of the same toxic ideology.
Wake up, India. Reservations aren’t the villain; they’re a band-aid on a gaping wound caused by millennia of oppression. If you really care about merit, fight for equal access for everyone, not just your echo chamber. Until then, spare us the tears. #CastePrivilege #MeritMyth #EndCasteism