Do you think everyone is really born equal?

Question

That is what we are told in America. But do people really believe it?

basically equal as in filled with goodness because they are people. or equal as in deserving of respect, despite income etc.

Answer 1

No. When the framers of the Constitution wrote that "all men are created equal", and in light of the document they were writing that would become the supreme law of the land, it is obvious the equality they had in mind was legal equality since so much of it had been denied to them in England under the King. Look around you. When you see all the people you do on an average day, you'll see more differences than you will similarities. For example, say you go to college and earn a Bachelors degree in English. You become a teacher at a local middle school and you walk to work every day. And every day you walk past what most people would call the"dregs of society"-whinos,bag ladies, homeless etc. For whatever reasons they are where they are. On an educational level as well as economic and earnings potential level, are these people equal to you? No.They are NOT. Are they or should they be your equal before the law? YES. When you take all the emotive language out of so-called arguments that we're not doing enough for these people, you begin to see that there ARE differences between people, and that NO, not all people are equal in regards to their position in life, or their capabilities. Say you go on for your Masters degree in English. Should the school janitor make the same as you simply because there are people in our society who simply refuse to accept the fact that there are differences between people that make one person successful and another person mediocre? Should the janitor make the same pay as you? HELL NO!!!!!!!!!!!!! Socialism? Kick it to the curb.

Answer 2

This is an absolutely wrong statement.Though everyone has the same human rights,some priviledged ones have much more while some have none at all.For instance,good medical care is a need of every child born but while the ones born in affluent families can afford to be cared and pampered the ones born on the streets and those who are neglected by their own parents cannot even dream of such care.

Answer 3

"Born equal", as in "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal" refers to SOCIAL equality. This means that we are all deserving of equal rights, equal consideration, and equal opportunity (not equal outcome-that is up to the individual). And yes, I believe in this basic principle, completely. However, as some pointed out, we as a nation still have a long way to go before true equality is achieved.

Answer 4

Sure some places in the world you will never go beyond your class. But America is far from a meritocracy. Middle class parents can drag their kids kicking and screaming to a rewarding career and a good life. Working class parents haven't a clue where to start.

I hear that education in Taiwan is more about aptitude and less about money. Probably alot of places in the world more like that than America where money is really the bottom line.

Answer 5

Absolutely not. One is born into the class in which most will remain for the rest of their lives. Some rise above through education and their own hard work. Some marry higher up into another income bracket. The gap between the rich and the poor, or the haves and have nots is increasingly growing. Culture of poverty. God bless****

Answer 6

Absolutely not. What IS supposed to be equal is how people are perceived in the eyes of the law, the constitution, etc.
That is all b.s. now if you ask me
Poor, drug dealers go to jail and a well-educated white-collar criminal will pay a fine or go to a white-collar"prison"
Look around you, everyone is different-that is life-pretending that things should be equal and "fair"in other aspects than law has ruined our country.
When I was growing up.some kids were smart, and some were slow-really stupid. now they have all sorts of initials explaining their lack of faculties.
Some people are physically blessed, others are not-I do not think it has done anyone any favors to deem excellence an outdated standard and reward mediocrity.

Answer 7

In the sense that:

All humans have equal "value", equal "worth".

However, no two humans are equivalent (exactly the same). Not even identical twins.

Thus, all humans are DESERVING of EQUAL respect, consideration, and opportunity, regardless of race, gender, or national origin.

Answer 8

no i do not think that everyone is born equal, i mean we are all in different social status's and they are so many different status's so while as in America we all have the same standard rights, people have more pull and it is not equal

Answer 9

absolutely not, but it helps people that would otherwise give up to achieve beyond their means. As a matter of fact everyone is born unequal. The only thing you can say we are born equal on is your character, or personality. As long as your IQ is average. So even that is somewhat unequal.

Answer 10

Equal in what? We all have the same rights. but we are not all equal in intelligence, status, ability, personality traits etc.