Re: Umesh on Education

[pjshah <parth@ccsindia.org>]

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Naveen...

"We can't allow everyone to have their own armies, and say if you can't
afford
it too bad! you will not be protected!  Similarly we need to provide
everyone
with education, regardless of their economic status.  It is a right that
should be granted to all people."

We can't allow everyone to have their own armies,
therefor everyone must be given a pair of socks,
therefore internet doesn't exist,
therefor Sardar Patel was never a minister in the Indian government,...

Logic 101, please.

Naveenkj@aol.com wrote:

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> I very much agree with Umesh on this issue.
>     We can't follow the American way in all walks of life, since India is
> very different from U.S. and has different demographics and different
> problems to do deal with.  Hence it should try to come up plans that are
> creative, that are fiscally smart, and yields the most productivity.
>
> >As the
> American Constitution says ...right to the _pursuit_ of happiness ...not
> happiness itself or happiness guaranteed by any government."
>
> Well actually the American constitution makes no such claims.  THe U.S.
> Declaration of Independence has the clause of "right to pursuit of
happiness"
> but not the constitution and there are no clauses that talks about limited
> government.
>
> But other than that, I pretty much agree with you! :)
>     I don't necessarily think a "big govt." is always a bad thing.  A
> society, and a govt. formed by that society has an obligation to help its
> poor and its needy.  If you want to classify that as "big govt. " then go
> ahead.  But that is a good govt. as well.  But we also need to keep in my
> that govt. leads to corruption and that is why things that can be privatised
> should be privatised while others should be run by the govt.
>
> We can't allow everyone to have their own armies, and say if you can't
afford
> it too bad! you will not be protected!  Similarly we need to provide
everyone
> with education, regardless of their economic status.  It is a right that
> should be granted to all people.
> And educated constituents form better govt.  Hence its imperative, for a
> democracy as big as our to sustain, and stay democratic, we ought have an
> educated constituency.
>
> - Naveen
>
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