Do you believe equality is beneficial or detrimental to society?

[Myka]

I don't want to explain my motive behind this question as I'm worried it may skew the results. It is a private poll, we can't see how you vote.

So...do you believe equality is beneficial or detrimental to society?

[muck]

Thats a loaded question.
Depending on how you look at it you could vote either way.

[elitesurfer]

Always had discussion on this subject in many classes. Often starts with education then to jobs and authoritative positions.. but there's so much more to it. -.-

[Aquattro]

I voted assuming gender equality. Right?

[kien]

I believe that we are all equal!

.. but some of us are more equal than others

[Funky_Fish14]

Originally Posted by kien

I believe that we are all equal!

.. but some of us are more equal than others

LMAO! This is the best reply yet


Equality: I think overall, in terms of this poll, is detrimental. Without inequalities, no one has anything to work for/toward. If everyone is equal, and everything is equal, progress does not happen, evolution is at a stand-still.

Equality is a great thing, Im all for women's rights, eliminating racism, etc.., however, not everything can be equal, or else we run in to the problem i described above.

[mark]

the context might help.

I'm sure being black and being in South Africa 20 years ago wouldn't be nice, but me getting bumped from a internal job competition because I wasn't a one legged french speaking native women a little unfair.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by mark

but me getting bumped from a internal job competition because I wasn't a one legged french speaking native women a little unfair.

That isnt equality though, that's preferential placement based on pre-defined criteria, designed to meet social objectives. Equality is all else being equal, you get bumped because she was a better choice for the position.

[mark]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

That isnt equality though, that's preferential placement based on pre-defined criteria, designed to meet social objectives. Equality is all else being equal, you get bumped because she was a better choice for the position.

obviously overstating but in the Federal Gov't this goes under equity placement assumed to make up for past hiring so we have a more equally representative work force.

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by mark

obviously overstating but in the Federal Gov't this goes under equity placement assumed to make up for past hiring so we have a more equally representative work force.

Yes, we had the same one legged individual in the provincial gov . But we can't confuse politically correct equity placement with equality. The basis of equality, as far as the workforce goes, should be equal oppurtunity and equal compensation for equal effort. That's just my take on it though