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To me it means ensuring equal opportunity for all citizens. Historically that's included women's suffrage, ending slavery, civil rights legislation, public educ
by apinstein 17y ago
To me it means ensuring equal opportunity for all citizens. Historically that's included women's suffrage, ending slavery, civil rights legislation, public education, OSHA-type worker protections, fiscal policies that allow for upward mobility via opportunity and hard work, etc.
I am sure others would include additional programs in the definition, but I think that anything crossing the line from providing equal opportunity to equal outcomes (ie quota programs) crosses the line of equitable treatment in the other direction.
- yummyfajitas 17y agoHow is that any different from regular justice? Women's suffrage, ending slavery and civil rights all seem like nothing more than individual justice. Also, I'm not sure how OSHA-type protections support equality of opportunity. How does removing the ability to negotiate workplace safety with one's employer create equality of opportunity? And also (more to the point), how does progressive taxation create equality of opportunity?
- apinstein 17y agoHmm good point. I was very busy today and didn't think too hard about my answers.... I think social justice is more about equality of individual justice as applied to people in different classes. I guess that's how I'd answer that. So OSHA requires protections for low-"class" workers that rich people would do if they were doing the work... something along those lines.