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On Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:10:26 +0000, David Taylor wrote:
Given how many politicians come out of there, I'd think that's rather
self-evident.
Excellent point!

Interesting connexion with an observation in the Oxford Student article --

QUOTE

Cameron was member of the club at a time when it was de rigeur to engage
in the ‘man of the people’ pursuits of washing down “a cocktail of drugs
with an honest, working class box of chips and a five pound bottle of
wine”.

UNQUOTE

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Bill Wright wrote:
"John Rumm" wrote in message
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I think religious schools should be illegal. If you segregate kids at
that age it has to be harmful. What's more I think religion shoud not be
an
Depends on the school I would have thought? People the world over like to
segregate themselves into groups of other like minded people who share
common ambitions goals and perspectives on life - they often feel more at
ease that way. That manifests itself in a multitude of ways from someone
wanting to join a gold club, or have their kids go to a particular church
school etc.

Schools should serve society first and individual parents second. Schools

They should serve the education of their pupils first! After many years
of political meddling in education we have plenty of school leavers who
are supposedly tolerant, racially aware, and have knowledge of other
faiths and beliefs, and could be ideal citizens if only they could read
or write.

I don't see the purpose of education to turn out the next generation of
the proletariat, unquestioning, compliant, and "integrated".

are supposed to turn out good citizens not members of sub-groups that might
be at odds with other sub-groups.

I think that was partly the point I was making - they will become
members of sub groups regardless of the schooling. People will always
find something to differentiate themselves by and hence be "at odds"
with others be it religion, race, social class, intelligence, affluence
or any number of other things.

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Cheers,

John.

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"John Rumm" wrote in message
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I think that was partly the point I was making - they will become members
of sub groups regardless of the schooling.

Yes but if kids form friendships with kids of other races when they are too
young to worry about the whole race issue as seen through adult eyes, it is
much less likely that they will be coerced into becoming racists and
racially-motivated terrorists.

Bill