Should the constitution of a country give special privilege on minority status or equal rights to all?

Question

Is it not ethical that a country give equal rights to all its citizens irrespective of minority or majority factor so that all live on equal status? The deprived class may be given time bound privileges to bring them up to the level of all so that a socialistic society emerge in a country. Distinguishing citizens by religions? Is it not unjust and therefore nasty?

Answer 1

Equal rights to all and strict implementation of the same.

In India the govt. just doesent want to implement the equal rights law hence we see all these atrocities happening from one community to other and so on.

The govt. has to be a neutral observer and law enforcer without any partisan attitude towards anyone.

Unfortunately we have the same govt. dividing society with reservations etc. How can reservations work if govt. is not neutral or do the rulers do not want to be neutral and enforce equality.

Answer 2

Going by the thesis that all men are created equal, the state owes its citizen equal treatment. Young and old, rich and poor, Christian and non-Christian alike. If equality is all that matters, the concept of majority and minority becomes insignificant since numerical superiority does not translate to an advantage in the socio-political order..

However, the democratic state also embraced the idea of social justice. In simple terms, it is justice with a heart, a sense of compassion to forgive human follies and make allowances for the inadequacies of the human condition.

Thus, the concept of equality should be seen strictly as similar treatment for persons who are similarly situated. Here we give a little consideration to the real life situations confronting men in the imperfect world that we have. It would completely defeat the profound meaning of equality if we should insist on imposing equal treatment upon people who have been differently blessed by fate.

If we cannot understand that, then the very concept of equlity becomes an instrument of oppression and inequality.

Thus, the poor cannot be asked in the spirit of equlity, to pay the same amount of taxes the rich people pay. The hungry and homeless who violate the law out a sense of desperation should be treated with a little more compassion than the corrupt bureaucrat who continues to dip his hands on public money when he already lives like a king.

The law should protect the downtrodden. "Those who have less in life should have more in law". It does not mean we are giving away special treatment. We are just being humane and compassionate, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Answer 3

If a country has just one community and no factions or schisms are there, then 'equality'should be the criterion.
In a country where there are peoples of different religions,food habits,languages and cultures , and to add to it, very unevenly distributed, equality would prove a 'bunkum.' In such cases,priciples of 'equity' and' justice' should be given emphasis till the time 'equality' prevails.
"Live and let live" policy would ensure real and balanced growth. Oppression of majority and deprivation of minorities would affect both adversely.

Answer 4

Equal rights has little to do with how people live. It is simply that the government treat all people equally. It all people were equal in every way, that is lived the same and made the same amount of money,even did the same amount of work, that would be pure socialism. No one should be given preference of any kind strictly because of their sex, race, religion, or national origin.

Answer 5

If there was a history of persecution that put them behind the eight ball, special privileges are needed until this is corrected. The problem is getting rid of it when no longer needed. In the USA, there is no longer a need for any privileged classes of people as the playing field is level.

To keep them is demeaning and racist as it implies these classes of people cannot compete on their own.

Answer 6

"Should the constitution of a country give special privilege on minority status or equal rights to all? "

Actually, no.

A countrys' constitution should give the people what they wish and nothing more.

Although I am American, I marvel from time to time how arrogant we as americans can be imposing our belief system on peoples of other cultures.

If you think another county is 'doing it wrong' then move there and change the system. Don't whine about it from your soft armchair.

Answer 7

Once there was a rabbit drinking water from a river in a jungle. One fox, who wanted to eat him came to him and spoke: You are the one who abused me yesterday. I will kill you. The rabbit replied: No. I just came to this jungle today. The fox cought him and said: It may be your father. Therefore I must kill you.

And he killed the rabbit.

The goverment made of selfish foxes would kill you for any reason in the name of justice to backward class. What did the backward class gain in the last fifty/sixty years? Only hatred from others whose genuine rights are being taken away. The gainers are politicians only who has no farsightedness. They are going to kill the rightous and genuine people who are going away to other countries where they can have equal opportunities and recognition.

What is the justice in giving priorities and privileges to rich backward class people when an upper class poor needy person is deprived of it?

This is going to bring social partitions in India in very near future.

Answer 8

there are always certain groups in society who are relegated to an unequal and inferior status by the majority. they are disadvantaged practically from the moment of their birth. i am not sure why you have a problem with government effort to correct a social evil by extending extra priveleges to the unequal members of society in order to raise them to the same position that the majority population already enjoys. i certainly have no problem with it. if equal rights for all means maintaining social injustices and doing nothing to help people in great need, then i'm not so sure what is so "equal" about that kind of system.

Answer 9

The minorities should be given special privileges, till the time we change our attitude of hatred towards them. Who else but the Government can only look after them. If it is left to us all, we will keep them in complete isolation.

Answer 10

very very nastry. it should be equal rights for all