03/08/2026
CASTE ISN’T JUST UNFAIR. IT’S A SYSTEM OF HATRED.
“Caste is an ascending scale of hatred and a descending scale of contempt.”
What does that mean?
Ascending scale of hatred = You hate the person above you. You resent them. You want what they have.
Descending scale of contempt = You look down on the person below you. You despise them. You feel superior. Everyone is trapped in the middle-hating up, despising down.
Here’s why this matters:
The caste system doesn’t work through just inequality. It works through emotion-hatred, resentment, contempt, shame. It makes you feel powerful over someone while keeping you powerless to someone else.
It poisons your mind from both directions.
You can’t unite with people because you’re too busy fighting those above and below.
That’s the genius of the caste system. And that’s its vulnerability. The moment you stop hating up and despising down-the moment you see the person next to you as an equal-the whole thing collapses.
Dr. Ambedkar didn’t just identify the problem.
He showed us the solution:
Stop playing the game. Break the ladder. Build a circle.
What does a circle look like?
In a circle, there’s no top. No bottom. No hierarchy. Everyone sits at the same level. Everyone’s voice matters equally. Everyone has the same power. A circle means your neighbor isn’t your enemy-they’re your ally. A circle means the Dalit, the OBC, the Hindu, the Muslim, the Christian, the poor-everyone stands together. Not one above the other. All beside each other. In a circle, you stop hating up because there’s no one above you. In a circle, you stop despising down because there’s no one below you.
You’re free from both the poison of resentment and the burden of superiority.
But here’s the real truth: Circles aren’t built by waiting. They’re built by refusing. Refusing to hate your neighbor. Refusing to look down on anyone.
Refusing to climb a ladder that was never meant for you to reach the top.
Every time you treat someone as equal-you’re building the circle.
Every time you stand with someone instead of against them-you’re building the circle.
Every time you choose solidarity over superiority-you’re building the circle.
This is what Dr. Ambedkar was really asking:
Not “How do I climb higher?”
But “How do we build something where no one has to climb at all?”
If you understand this-comment “Jai Bhim” 🙏
Share this with your family, your friends, your community. This isn’t just a quote. This is a blueprint for freedom.
Let’s build the circle together.
Source: Babasaheb Ambedkar Writings & Speeches Vol. 1, Page 167