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That's a strawman. No one's claiming we can achieve total equality.
by anoncake 5y ago
That's a strawman. No one's claiming we can achieve total equality.
- WalterBright 5y ago> No one's claiming we can achieve total equality I haven't seen any end to raising the bar. Where do you think it should end?
- anoncake 5y agoObviously you cannot redistribute things that cannot be redistributed, for starters.
- jseban 5y agoIt's not uncommon among leftist to suggest systemic punishments and disadvantages for people who are born with certain physical and/or mental strengths and talents.
- WalterBright 5y agoThe Seattle school district decided to get rid of their gifted programs because it was unfair and increased inequality.
- triceratops 5y agoSeems like they reversed course though.[1] https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/gifted-programs-worsen-inequality-here-s-what-happens-when-schools-n1243147 https://www.nbcnews.com/news/education/gifted-programs-worse...
- anoncake 5y agoThat could be reasonable if the resources used for that are reallocated to students who are behind.
- mensetmanusman 5y agoAt our nearby state high school, during physical education class, they didn’t allow people to lap anyone during running periods because it was unfair to those not fit. You can imagine what that looked like and who was walking around the gym with everyone else following slowly.
- anoncake 5y agoThat isn't redistribution -- redistribution requires that someone actually gains something. That's plain stupid. Whoever made that decision didn't go too far, they went into a completely wrong direction.
- jseban 5y agoYeah but the point is that any attempt of redistribution in the name of fairness, is also equally unfair from the opposite perspective. So there is no way to make anything "more fair", if you take from one person to give to another, it's always unfair for one of them.
- anoncake 5y agoIt feels unfair to one of them. That doesn't mean it is.