[Krimel] There is a kind of cosmic justice being played out in life and asking society to step in and interfere is somehow wrong.
[Arlo] Spot on, Krimel. These are the advocates of Social Darwinism. "Gods and Clods", as it is parodied on South Park. Poor people are poor because they are stupid and lazy. They are "moochers" (to use Platt's latest descriptor), parasites who are at their lot in life because they are either too stupid to become Bill Gates, or too lazy, and either way deserve nothing but they worthlessless we attribute to them. It is Scrooge to the Nth degree. It is why it is of no real concern to any of them that "privatizing" education will result in the rich having access to better schools, better educations, and better potential. The belief is that any "poor kid" worth a salt will somehow "rise above" and "find a way" to attend these better schools. Those who do not deserve nothing better than a life of asking "Can I Super-Size that for you?", and so we don't need to concern ourselves with the low-quality education they will receive. They deserve it. And if a poor family has a smart kid they "can't afford", then it is (as Krimel says) Karmic Retribution to punish that kid for the sins of the parents. Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
