How Can Everyone Be Truly Equal?

Question

If everyone were really equal, that would mean no one would be above someone in rank. Rulers/Presidents wouldn't be needed and the father of a family wouldn't really be able to control his children.

Am I right or what?

Answer 1

When it was written in the Declaration of Independence that "all men are created equal", I believe that simply meant that all citizens are to be treated equally under the law regardless of their wealth, poverty, social or political rank, etc. and that nobody should ever be considered above the law. It does not imply that all people are supposed to be literally equal in every way.

Answer 2

Everyone Is Equal

Answer 3

Equity is different from equality... equity is justice taking into account all relevant variables. The society aims for equity for its members rather than mathematical equality... equity implies that there would be different rights and responsibilities for different people depending on their roles in the society, but there would be no different ways of treating them if they exceed their corresponding rights or shirk their respective responsibilities. Even two leaves of the same branch of the same tree are not equal in all respects... the question therefore does not arise of such equality among people. You are right in the sense that if everyone were to be equal in all respects, then there can be no society working efficiently.

Answer 4

To some extent you are right, but then there would be no order in the world. Talking about dads, well that's his power by right, but in governments, don't we choose who becomes president? Besides, isn't it democracy?
How can everyone be truly equal? I really don't know how, but i think that if we all believed that everyone was equal then won't everyone become equal?

Answer 5

No, you are not right.
We live in a very unfair society where the rich control the masses in a very sophisticated way. It is modern slavery.
A good and free education should be available for ALL, not just for a minority who can afford it.
Crime is a typical symptom of an unequal society; people with a similar standard of living do not engage in criminal activities because, in general, they feel contented with their lives.
An equal society would not tolerate work exploitation, corruption, homelessness, crime, drug addiction, etc, etc, as our "perfect" society does.
In our society people exist only to work and consume and also watch sports and get drunk. There is no motivation for anything else. People are constantly lied to and brainwashed by the Media and organized religion.
And a family does not need a father to CONTROL but rather GUIDE his children. And what about the mother? Is she only for "decoration"?
I am just a relatively ignorant person, compared with some of the other answerers, but I can see clearly the injustices commited in our society against the majority of its citizens and that makes me sad.
Take care.

Answer 6

Obviously not -- if you're referring to the oft-misunderstood US Declaration of Independence, then it really means that people are not equal as in everyone being the same, but they are equal in that they have the inalienable rights to certain things, among them life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. It's an equality of opportunity and respect, not individual abilities.

Answer 7

equality isn't a fact or reality. it's a view

i can be president, but it's just not possible to make one law that doesn't make someone unhappy. so you do the next best thing and try and do what most people will gain hapiness from. and if i go meet other citizens, i won't mak ethem bow, or view them as, you basically said, below my "rank."

you're messing up equality with power. ah....it's really difficult to explain in the situations you're putting equality in.

but just remember, eequality is a view, and is proven through actions. if a father grounded his kid for a week, for stealing 5 bucks from his mom's purse, is that control? or is that just punishing him for his act to restore equality? a justice deed served out to counteract the bad deed previously done.

is electing a president being unequal, or is it just being smart? you can't create laws that willl please absolutley everyone. that's why a president is elected by majority of votes, to ensure that at least most people will be content with who they choose to govern their country.

i guess...eveyrone CAN'T be equal, but you can at least try to do the next best thing, which is why i say equality is a view, and your actions prove your intentions of it, even if it isn't perfect equality.

augh...i feel so vague...o well

Answer 8

The moment of conception is the only time we may all truly be equal. After that out side influences start to change the balances.

Answer 9

"True" "equality" is only part of the fulness of being.

"Freedom to choose" necessarily individuates people.

You may choose to save 5% of your weekly earnings, to buy a swimming pool.

Your neighbors, who choose to spend their equal 5% on movies, will notice in the summer you have a pool.

That is "true equality," based on choices.

Hence, you would "rank" above them in the category of "having a swimming pool." Nothing unfair or unequal about that, and if your pool is only big enough for your family, and it costs money to keep it clean, you would be just and equal if you charged your neighbors a fee for using it.

By the process of right choice, some become superior in some ways, including wisdom and leadership. To be wise for oneself is doing much. One's family ought appreciate (learn from) same.

That true wisdom is rare, does not invalidate appreciation of it when it is recognized.

Everyone is equal in terms of each having 24 hours each day in which to make right choice. That so much of society is warped, does not invalidate this principle of right action and right desire. To effect a better society, give more equal opportunity to all children, and put their parents on notice that their children have equal opportunity to learn to earn, to respect, and if they do, society will reward them, and they will do better than their (disadvantaged by warped society) parents.

"A Philosophy of Universality," O. M. Aivanhov.

Answer 10

There equal in value and capacity not rank and 'importance' a subtle, but huge difference.

Kind of like the decimal point in currency.