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HiPointDem

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4. Our lives are being socially engineered = yes. re-engineered in this era, to suit the rich. it's

Reply to ReRe (Reply #3)

Thu Feb 14, 2013, 08:09 AM

Feb 2013

their plantation, we just work on it.

and in the case of one of these international fellows, that's literal. he owns coffee plantations in el salvador and his family is among its ruling elite for at least a couple of generations.

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Education deform is a global initiative of the international corporate elite [View all] HiPointDem Feb 2013 OP

The critical indicator for me is, snot Feb 2013 #1

lol HiPointDem Feb 2013 #2

Going Global with privitization of schools... ReRe Feb 2013 #3

Our lives are being socially engineered = yes. re-engineered in this era, to suit the rich. it's HiPointDem Feb 2013 #4

Seems to me the good thing about US public education is... Bonobo Feb 2013 #5

first, your comment about public education is ignorant. second, yes, historically, whenever HiPointDem Feb 2013 #8

Do the statistics lie? The ones that show where the US stands vs. the world? nt Bonobo Feb 2013 #9

Statistics can be made to show anything. savebigbird Feb 2013 #11

yes, they lie. HiPointDem Feb 2013 #13

k HiPointDem Feb 2013 #14

They are busy turning our education systems into Pakistan, or most of Africa JCMach1 Feb 2013 #6

du rec. nt xchrom Feb 2013 #7

schools of the future.... madrchsod Feb 2013 #10

Just my opinion, but the ultimate goal of US corporations is to.... OldDem2012 Feb 2013 #12

agreed HiPointDem Feb 2013 #15

Try high school being out of reach duffyduff Feb 2013 #18

It's not just education being out of reach, so is housing so you can never buy a home. n/t duffyduff Feb 2013 #19

The goal is to make profit, getting rid of teachers is one way to achieve that goal. joshcryer Feb 2013 #20

kick HiPointDem Feb 2013 #16

k HiPointDem Feb 2013 #17

K&R woo me with science Feb 2013 #21

kick woo me with science Feb 2013 #22