Boss
Take a Memo:
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We must forgive conflicts, injustices, and differences first, in order to heal and rebuild on a stable foundation.
then we can go about correcting them and restore equal respect in relations and society.
In theory, I respect much of what you are saying. In practicality, it is impossible to achieve. The world and life is not "fair" and will never be "equal" in all respects. It can't be. It's impossible to achieve and you don't want to achieve it.
Break this down logically and think about it. The very first and foremost step to true equality is equal education. So let's say that we somehow manage to educate every person equally... not sure how you do that because some people are smart and some people are dumb... but hypothetically, let's say we figured out how to do this and did it. Okay, so now we all have the exact same education. What "value" does that education have? There are jobs out there shoveling shit and jobs playing the piano... but we all have the same education, so who will shovel shit and who will play the piano? If we all have the same education, someone who gets stuck shoveling shit is not going to like it. But someone has to do that job. And if everything is "equal" they will make the same amount of money whether they do a shit job or a dream job. They'll also get paid whether their work is sub-par or exceptional, so what do you think most people will be motivated to do?
What happens in the "dream world" of Utopianism, is everything descends to the lowest common denominator. There is no more human motivation because there is no reason for it. It doesn't matter what effort you put in, if the results are the same no matter what. True FREEDOM means there is not equality and fairness. It's impossible to maintain BOTH. Now, I agree that our OPPORTUNITIES should be equal and fair. But from there, FREEDOM enables the individual to achieve, to gain more than others through their accomplishment and effort. This means certain 'inequality' is necessary and necessarily part of a FREE society. We can't ALL be the piano player, some of us have to shovel the shit. It's NOT fair, it's NOT equal, but that's LIFE!