"Ron Hunter" > wrote in message
...
> Diabolik wrote:
>
> > "Paolo Pizzi" > wrote in message
> > . com...
> >
> >>Dave Smith wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>>>Nothing to do with ethnicentrism. The US is a socially backward
> >>>>country. That's pretty much the opinion of the REST OF THE
> >>>>WORLD, you know, those 5 billion people right-wingers like you
> >>>>usually choose to IGNORE.
> >>>
> >>>The US can be accused of a lot of things, but being socially backward
> >>>is not one of them.
> >>
> >>Any industrialized country without a national health system is
> >>socially backward.
> >
> >
> > ...and free education.
> >
> > If you're born poor in the US, your chances are next to zero to getting
an
> > education and living a high quality life.
> >
> >
> That is a pure copout.

Sure, believe what you want.

> Tell it to the likes of Colin Powell.

You can only think of one person? Who else?

> Tell it
> to the multi-millionaire sports figures.

Sure, they get scholarships.
I'm refering to people who can't or don't get scolarships.

> Tell it to ANYONE who is
> willing to work and who has the intelligence to come in out of the rain.

Sure, they have to work VERY hard for it, and be very intelligent.
But for the rich it's different. They can be dumb and still afford
University.

That's the difference, it's an unequal system.