To: Electronic Telegraph <et.letters@telegraph.co.uk> Re: : So-called civilised society Date: Tue, 6 November 2001 |
Dear
Sir/Madam, Writing
to an old school friend recently, I remembered how, when I was 10 or 11
years old, I considered myself to be the "3rd
best fighter in the class". It embarrassed me confessing to
having had such primitive feelings, but it set me thinking about human
behaviour. Before
long it occurred to me that in fact very little changes as we get older.
It is all a question of power and status (in the class, at work,
in society at large). We
all know who the equivalent of the best fighter is now: Bill Gates! I
find it quite sobering - and frightening - to think that this kind of
mentality should hold such sway in what we refer to as civilised
society.
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