An exploration of Equality.

[therapyneeded]

When one takes high school government (or any upper level course which touches on politics), one is introduced to a more rigorous (although definitely intensely so) definition of the two major political groupings in America: the liberal, and the conservative. The liberal, we are told, is more in favor of "social freedoms" than a conservative,

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[georgeme89]

"For example, like equality of result, almost no one desires true equality of opportunity. One would have to take all newborns from their parents and raise them all in the exact same way, under the exact same conditions. Also, one would have to try one's hardest to homogenize the gene pool, a big evolutionary "uh-oh." This is the logical conclusion of equality of opportunity, but again, most equalizers will say, "No no no, I just want more equality of opportunity, that's all." But this argument is identical to the "more economic equality" argument, and it is just as arbitrary and irrational. Such irrationality is a poor basis for public policy

[georgeme89]

what I meant to say was elaborate on this non equality of opportunity.

[duckwoman85]

Read this, John, if you haven't already. Of course I have problems with this argument, but I think you'll enjoy this essay by Vonnegut.

http://instruct.westvalley.edu/lafave/hb.html