There was a newspaper headline which once said, "Communalism is for graduates". The study showed tha the more educated people are, they more intolerant they become. I think saying India has its many problems because of a lack of formal education and economic growth is underrating the abilities of the average folk, forgetting that bigotry is worse when it comes from an educated person, and could at worst be an alibi for us all not doing something *now*. FN
On 20/07/06, Radhakrishnan Nair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Well, Fred, maybe we can attempt it after we've attained Europe's > educational and economic standards. But such an experiment in today's > South Asia, where people have to fight for clean drinking water, is > doomed to be an unmitigated disaster. In the present scenario, it will > benefit none. _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
