Do you believe equality is beneficial or detrimental to society?

[Myka]

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?

[muck]

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

[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?

[mark]

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.

[kien]

I believe that we are all equal!

.. but some of us are more equal than others

[Aquattro]

Originally Posted by mark

but me getting bumped from a internal job competition because I wasn't a one legged french speaking native women a little unfair.

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.

[mark]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

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.

[muck]

Originally Posted by Aquattro

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.

If they were truly equal who would get the job?

[elitesurfer]

Originally Posted by muck

If they were truly equal who would get the job?

toss a coin?