in thread "Is Islam a more appropriate starting point than Christianity for the modern Western elite?": I'd conjecture that the Brahmins (and perhaps a more contemporary 'take' on the varna order) are the directly analogous historical archetype for a supercoordinating elite. 2mo ago (collapse hidden) log in to judge received 4.3 4.3 I'd conjecture that (view hidden) log in to judge received 4.3 4.3