Do you believe equality is beneficial or detrimental to society?
 

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?

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

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. -.-

I voted assuming gender equality. Right? :)

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.

I believe that we are all equal!

.. but some of us are more equal than others :lol:

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.

If they were truly equal who would get the job? :razz:

toss a coin? :p