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You agree that equality of opportunity is the only sort of equality we can hope to provide, and then spend the rest of your post rambling on about equality of o
by AmericanChopper 8y ago
You agree that equality of opportunity is the only sort of equality we can hope to provide, and then spend the rest of your post rambling on about equality of outcomes.
I have never in my life been denied an opportunity because of my background. No school ever considered my background before admitting me. No employer ever considered my upbringing before offering me a job.
Again, unless you forcefully redistribute all material resources evenly (which as I’ve already said, doesn’t at all take into account natural endowments), then you’re never going to have everybody existing in an equal set of circumstances.
Inequality of outcomes will always and should always exist. In fact it’s not fair for inequality of outcomes to not exist, as people will never all produce equal value to society.
Furthermore, I went to a well funded public school. It was full of delinquents, but I made the most of my education, which has since served me very well. This was only possible because I took responsibility for myself, which no matter how much you deny it, is exactly what you are advocating against. I don’t know where you’re from, but I live in a society that provides equal protection under the law, and doesn’t allow people to discriminate based upon socioeconomic status. Sure, wealthy people will be able to invest more money into developing themselves, but I have been granted the opportunity to compete with those people on equal terms all my life, and I’ve more often than not come out ahead.
You haven’t substantiated your argument that equality of opportunity doesn’t exist in any way, and you continue to advocate for people to focus on the unfairness of their circumstances, rather than what they can do about it. In life all you can do is play the cards your dealt, shaking your fist at the sky will get you exactly nowhere.
- matthewmacleod 8y agoYou haven’t substantiated your argument that equality of opportunity doesn’t exist in any way, and you continue to advocate for people to focus on the unfairness of their circumstances, rather than what they can do about it. In life all you can do is play the cards your dealt, shaking your fist at the sky will get you exactly nowhere. Okay pal, I'll have to stop this conversation here – because I literally advocated the exact opposite of that and it's clear that your views are set, you're not reading what I wrote, and you're unlikely to be convinced. All the best!
- AmericanChopper 8y agoYou advocate for everything at once. I’m not convinced you even know what your views are. You agreed that equality of opportunity is the only valid aspiration, and then post a wall of rambling text advocating for equality of outcomes. You said that personal responsibility is important, and then go on to advocate for personal victimhood, which aside from being a cancerous philosophy, is also the exact opposite. You haven’t conveyed a consistent line of thought throughout a single comment.