Jess’s Reviews > Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents > Status Update

Good grief but not surprised that Alabama was the last state to repeal endogamy laws in 2000! And 40% of the electorate voted in favor of keeping the marriage ban on the books.

This country has never been great

By the time Hitler rose to power, the United States “ was not just a country with racism.” “It was the leading racist jurisdiction — so much so that even Nazi Germany looked to America for inspiration.” The Nazis recognized the parallels even if many Americans did not.

And yet here we are again in Amerikkka 2026 and the racist Republican MAGA regime.

Racism and casteism truly go work in tandem and are so obviously interwoven into the fabric of Amerikkka. On a side note, I’m enraged that this is our current reality. We should be furious every day and I will never forgive anyone who voted for this mess.

The caste system puts us into boxes. In the rise of authoritarianism of the 1930s and now in Amerikkka, the Republican Party has transformed the US into Nazi Germany. The striking thing is, it was always this way. Amerikkka was built on the labor and backs of the enslaved and white people demand power derived from their skin color and nothing else.

No one is ourselves. We fit into whatever box they put us in.

People who do not know that they are captive will not resist their bondage.

Looking at you MAGA 🥴

Donald Trump may very well be the end of civilization. That’s my takeaway in one chapter and he’s a vile stain on humanity. People who voted for him are devoid of empathy, compassion, integrity, and literally any characteristic that defines us as humans. MAGA is a cult and it’s a disease.