“This is the new model, where you work in these plants for the rest of your life, and your kids work here, and your grandkids work here,” U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick says.
In principle, that was true. In practice, some animals were more equal than others when it came to educational opportunities. Wrong class origins? Black mark. Wrong ethnicity? Black mark. Applying for a university place that’s intended to go to the local party big-wig’s nephew? Black mark.
And once in education, how you fared wasn’t just dependent on your academic ability. Political criteria and connections mattered just as much.
In principle, that was true. In practice, some animals were more equal than others when it came to educational opportunities. Wrong class origins? Black mark. Wrong ethnicity? Black mark. Applying for a university place that’s intended to go to the local party big-wig’s nephew? Black mark.
And once in education, how you fared wasn’t just dependent on your academic ability. Political criteria and connections mattered just as much.
Are you sure you aren’t describing America’s education system?