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Yes, I was punished because I spoke up on how racism was wrong and how racist my elders were being and so they punished me and told me they know better at the end I just learned that my elders would never change there boomer opinions
At the time the ascetic religious system in India called Jainism, was unequal in that it favored the higher classes and granted them greater spiritual potential/reward. Buddhism became popular because it allowed even the lowly lower classes to reach Nirvana. In other words everyone could reach Nirvana, a place of perfect peace and happiness, much like the Christian idea of heaven.
D. Elect officials to serve in the government
The people choose who they want to hold power by voting