Basic civility existed for thousands of years before abstract notions of 'economic equality'. That's an ideological idea that's nuance and I'm not sure most pe

Basic civility existed for thousands of years before abstract notions of 'economic equality'. That's an ideological idea that's nuance and I'm not sure most people even buy into as it's stated. My grandparents were born on farms without plumbing or running water, so was everyone in the area. They had incredible dignity, civility, kindness (although a kind of emotionally distant version of it). Yes, there would have been some ideals of 'equal before the law' or 'before God', and some notion of fairness about individuals amassing fortunes on the backs of others, surely, but not an ideological ideal of 'economic equality' and certainly not 'equity' as it's used today. Not dropping blind people of 'just anywhere' is something people 3000 years ago would have understood quite well to be wrong.