I can see both sides of this. I grew up in Northern Ireland, where opportunity and advancement were based primarily on religious and political affiliations. This system sucks, as it naturally engenders a sense of unfairness that borders on (and sometimes turns into) outright class warfare.
Birth and background don't matter nearly as much in NZ, although there is still evidence that it occurs (just not systemic as in NI).
Improvement towards a meritocracy is best accomplished via education.
Boru
Birth and background don't matter nearly as much in NZ, although there is still evidence that it occurs (just not systemic as in NI).
Improvement towards a meritocracy is best accomplished via education.
Boru
‘But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods or no gods. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.’ - Thomas Jefferson
