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Good point. But, do educators necessarily act as "progaganda organs" for the capitalist system? I can think of a handful of teachers at my school -- particularly within the sociology and women's studies department -- who do not (and my school is one of the more conservative universities in Canada). On 13 Jan 02, at 9:11, Richard Knox wrote: > HTTP://WWW.STOPNATO.ORG.UK > --------------------------- > > responding to cube321 > > "I think you are right on with your desription of the education system. > But, I'm assuming you could apply that argument to just about everything. > Indeed, whether we admit it or not, we are all tied into the capitalist > system. > Even when we buy basic necessities, we are reinforcing the system. > That is why the system needs to be completely overhauled, not fine-tuned. > " > Yes - if you live in a capitalistic country - or anywhere in the world for > that matter - you are connected somehow to capitalism. When you buy tennis > shoes at Target you may be connected to slavery - not knowing where the > shoes came from. But re education I see this difference. The education > system is paid for by the capitalist state and exists as its propaganda > organ. This is more specifically assisting the capitalist class than growing > carrots in you back yard and selling them to your neighbors. There are ways > to support your self that do not directly serve the interests of people like > Bush. Imagine someone with a very sophisticated technical education. All the > money in that field was made by people working for defense firms or taking > government software contracts. One could chose not to do these things, > perhaps writing software for hotels. > Richard > > ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [email protected] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?a84x2u.a9WB2D Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
