But the Cameron government’s approach is more sinister than the old right-wing tactic of taking aim at disciplines that can be derided as effete. The British cuts reveal a push in developed countries – one that also started in the US – to target the kinds of education that lead to an open, vigorous civil society and a population that is hard to suppress.
但相对于老右派将某些学科讽为“娘娘腔”的过时伎俩，卡梅隆政府的做法则更为险恶。英国的此次削减反映了发达国家的一种趋势（这趋势的始作俑者也是美国人！），那就是转而压制教育系统，使之无法滋养更公开，更有活力的市民社会，也无法培养出一群无法被奴役的人民。