The web of privilege

May 7th, 2012 § 0 comments § permalink

Rocked in the cra­dle of power from birth so that its rhythms become sec­ond nature, these peo­ple imbibe their sense of enti­tle­ment with their mother’s milk. But the per­sonal tutors, pri­vate schools, the most expen­sive uni­ver­si­ties do not, some­how, suf­fice. As though the ben­e­fits of wealth were not enough, they appar­ently feel the need to game the very sys­tem they already control.

Gary Younge, in The Guardian, bril­liantly giv­ing the lie to any thought that we live in a meritocracy.

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