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Re:Boris Johnson uses search terms in interviews to hide neg... by peteretep on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @07:55AM (#21124311)
He got a scholarship to Eton and then one to Oxford. They don’t give those out with the papers, even to rich kids. We can say he is very bright without any qualification.
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Re:Boris Johnson uses search terms in interviews to hide neg... by wastedhours on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @09:52AM (#21125293)
We can say he leveraged his privilege well, and I think that's different than offering someone blanket praise of being "bright".

And again, I'm not necessarily making judgement on his academic credentials - I made the point about his jobs. Of which a classical education is evidently rather worthless. With the exception of being a player of politics and narratives.

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Re:Boris Johnson uses search terms in interviews to hide neg... by peteretep on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @08:27PM (#21132346)
> I made the point about his jobs

The guy who was editor of the Spectator, and a wildly successful columnist and speaker?

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Re:Boris Johnson uses search terms in interviews to hide neg... by naravara on Tuesday October 01, 2019 @11:01AM (#21126031)
Being a gifted student as a kid doesn't necessarily translate into being an intelligent or wise adult. If you don't cultivate it properly then it either goes to waste or gets spent on stupid or petty nonsense, like the attention whoring Boris Johnson seems addicted to.
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