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> When did equality stop being the goal? When I am weaker than you, I ask you for freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am stronger than
by NoRelToEmber 3y ago
> When did equality stop being the goal?
When I am weaker than you, I ask you for freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am stronger than you, I take away your freedom because that is according to my principles. - Frank Herbert
> If the playing field isn't level the solution is to try to level the playing field, not distort it in other areas and hope it all evens out.
Unequal outcomes themselves count as proof of an uneven playing field these days, regardless if e.g. personal health choices such as obesity contribute. Except when a minority is better off, such as Asians in the US. Then things like a culture of hard work are permitted explanations.
Heads I win, tails you lose.