Diabolik wrote:

> "Orion" > wrote in message
> news:33u2c.33365$qL1.18850@fed1read02...
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>>>>>>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
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> backward
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>>>>>is not one of them.
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>>>>Any industrialized country without a national health system is
>>>>socially backward.
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>>>...and free education.
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>>>If you're born poor in the US, your chances are next to zero to getting
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> an
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>>>education and living a high quality life.
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>>You should tell that to my daughter. I didn't have money to give her to
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> go
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>>to college. Or to buy her a car. Guess what, she worked and got there
>>herself. She did qualify for financial aide, but instead she put herself
>>through college. Now she's a highly qualified and caring teacher.
>>
>>Suzan
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> Good for her.
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> Your daughter had to work VERY hard for it, and be very intelligent.
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> For the rich it's different. They can be dumb and still afford to go to
> college.
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> That's the difference, it's an unequal system.
> That's why education should be free and equal for everyone.
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It can't be 'equal', because some are just smarter, more talented, and
more dedicated than others.