Do you believe equality is beneficial or detrimental to society?

[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.

[mike31154]

I moved to Vernon about 4-5 years ago, semi retired, looking for a part time job. Applied at a local organization growing tree seedlings for the BC forestry industry. Big switch from my tech background to something a little closer to nature. Was not hired because I was overqualified and a male (I think). If I rememer correctly, the HR manager there said men's hands were too hammy to do the work of weeding the seedling trays. The ladies with their slender, deft fingers were a shoe in for the work. All the 'manly' irrigation jobs were taken.

Equality is a myth. Governments try to legislate it, same as culture. You can legilsate it all you want, but ultimately, it's the people themselves, regardless of legislation, that will keep a culture alive, or not, and determine the level of 'equality' that suits their environment. The pendulums of equality, political correctness, culture et al keep swinging from one extreme to the other. They are in different parts of the arc in various parts of the world at any given time. Hopefully, eventually, things will 'equalize', but judging by history, human nature and Darwin's theory, it's unlikely.
Holy cow, did I just write that! Where the H did it all come from?? ... and I have no idea of which way to vote, so I probably won't.

Edit: I guess my vote would be "neither" beneficial, nor detrimental, because it will never exist. What a downer..or a good thing, if you're the guy/gal running the show... Vive la difference!