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Meritocracy
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We talk about creating an utopia, but we install an empire and we build our success on the back of the exploited.
We talk about equality, but we ignore the power structures that silence the voices of the less powerful.
We talk about meritocracy, but we only promote and care for those from the core planets.
We talk about science and rationality, but we pray to extinct gods and worship mutated humans.
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― Ancient as the Stars: A Space Opera Adventure
― Ancient as the Stars: A Space Opera Adventure
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Most Americans believe we live in a meritocracy, but for Native folks it was more like a demeritocracy: everything was a strike against you.
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― Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
― Medicine River: A Story of Survival and the Legacy of Indian Boarding Schools
