UFGN wrote:Phil71 wrote:You will always have a situation whereby the majority of the most successful people in any country are educated at the best schools. That's about money.
Rich people will pay the extra money to get their kids a better education. Anyone would do it.
Its got nothing to do with the quality of the education. Its purely and simply to do with networking, the school tie etc
As I said, it doesn't matter how you spin it. The idea in the 21st century that such a percentage of leaders should come from what, 8 boarding schools and two or three universities is indefensible
I know what you mean but you can't stop "networking" its not a European problem either, this happens in every country, every where.
Real change is not what politics is about, modern politics is about changing as little as possible while making people think they can choose or that changes are happening.
Take Trump for example, what has he really changed? half a wall? in the UK the first time we voted to really change something ......... and Parliament are fighting tooth and nail to stop it.
On a side note, my history studies have taken me up to WWII and Nazi Germany, facsinating to see modern political and social engineering tactics used in their raw early form and its use and effectiveness.
I see a lot of similarities at the lower levels between that and Brexit, its a classic example that in a crisis politics hardens to Far Left & Far Right and all common sense goes out the window.