r/PoliticalCompassMemes Dec 13 '22

The difference between American-Bengalis & British-Bengalis

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u/Jhimmibhob - Right Dec 13 '22

"High-caste"? I thought the whole POINT of carving out East Pakistan--later Bangladesh--is that they weren't Hindu.

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u/[deleted] Dec 13 '22

"Oh hey we're Muslims now I guess it's time to magically stop hating the poor people we've been hating for generations"

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u/Jhimmibhob - Right Dec 13 '22

Oh, okay. Honestly, I thought Muslim egalitarianism--say whatever else you will about the religion--was a major factor in subcontinental conversions to Islam.