Elitist systems claim to be meritocracies, but in such systems almost no one gets to where they are placed on merit, not when we are all so inherently equal.
Daniel Dorling — Injustice
After a few days’ break following The Call of the Weird, I’ve dived into Injustice. It’s packed full of information, which makes it slow going at times but I’ve already put a few hours into it and can’t wait to read more. It’s a bit like being in a good lecture — wholesome and enjoyable but not exactly pacey.
This bit’s taken from the chapter on education, the first chapter that focuses on the five injustices that Dorling identifies at the start, and if he treats the other four in the same way then the praise he’s got is absolutely justified.
Edit: This line from towards the end of the chapter also stood out.
We no longer view it as acceptable to make black people sit together at the back of the bus, but we still think it acceptable to sit ‘slow’ children together at the back of the class.
