-=> Arelor wrote to Gamgee <=-


 Ar> I don't think they are idiots. I think they know very wekll what they
 Ar> are doing.

 Ar> They have been raping education into nothingness in Spain since the 80s
 Ar> or so. Even college education was more tough than it used to be. I was
 Ar> lucky enough to be educated in an old-school college which was ran by
 Ar> dinosaurs who used education programs from the 70s - which means the
 Ar> programs were outdated but at least were the real thing.

And they probably cost a fraction of what they cost today. In the USA, 
college tuitions have increased orders of magnitude greater than the cost of 
living has risen, private college endowments can reach the billions of 
dollars, and instead of re-investing in education, are making schools more 
exclusive to justify the tuition increases.


 Ar> Somebody I know maintains that they are actively trying to provide
 Ar> suboptimal education so people ends up ignorant and stupid, and thus
 Ar> manipulable.

Some people see Brave New World as a primer.

 Ar> Long term, this means the country ends up cracking under its own
 Ar> weight, but by the time that happens, the politicians responsible will
 Ar> be long gone to their Peru mansions, enjoying Martinis and hookers
 Ar> while their motherland burns.

Do the crime, get caught, get a slap on the wrist, and the money's all gone 
- either used to lobby politicians or shipped offshore.


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