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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:

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> responding to cube321
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> "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
> 
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