Congratulations, Tessa, for doing what you do well and for what you have achieved.

I am glad you can articulate yourself well, and I know where you are concerned to not jump to conclusions anymore : - )

I am curious about your South African background and I will read up on it. Thank you for your link.

Statistics are probably the better realm to do predictions from, and not the individual who struggled her way to discovering (and fighting for) her own success.

We will always disagree that systems have nothing to do with the outcome. I call it the Anglo system that is most detrimental to the world, competition for the sake of competition, and I see that true democracies (of which there are just a few) deliver better for all.

China does not have a voting system, so they are of course responsible for all. Just raising the price of bread too much can topple a nation that does not have a political system in place where voters can express themselves. The Chinese are therefore more willing to provide a higher standard of education to all.

Thank you for a good sparring.