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“All men are created equal”

HAY MAKER

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Is the creed that makes a diverse nation possible. But a flaw was built into the original construction, which is open to multiple interpretations, including destructive ones. The most destructive of these is the idea that government can and should “level the playing field.” It is this idea that has given birth to the new racism. Obviously, all people are not created equal but are born with disparate abilities and characteristics. People are clearly unequal in beauty, intelligence, character, upbringing, and other vital aspects of personhood that lead directly to inequalities of celebrity, power, wealth and social standing. Because these inequalities are rooted in human nature, there can never be a level playing field. Moreover, the efforts to produce one must lead (and historically have led) led to the loss of individual freedom. This is because the field can only be made equal—and then only superficially—by governmental force as an all-powerful state takes the earned fruits of one person’s labor, intelligence and talent and distributes it to those it prefers, and does so in the name of “social justice.”
 

Whitewing

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My dad long ago taught me that envy was a destructive force in a man's life. He said many times, "there will always be others who have more, just as there will always be others who have less than you. Be thankful for what you have and don't begrudge those who may be more fortunate or more successful than you".
 

TexasBred

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Whitewing said:
My dad long ago taught me that envy was a destructive force in a man's life. He said many times, "there will always be others who have more, just as there will always be others who have less than you. Be thankful for what you have and don't begrudge those who may be more fortunate or more successful than you".

Your dad was a smart man. :wink:
 

hopalong

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Is that why oldtimer hates those that have more that he does,,YOu know those grey haired old men who have couple of bucks??
Is he jealous of the grey hair?? or the money or the maturity

Of course graduating in 1968 does not really make him an old man by my standards more like a punk kid :roll: :wink:
 

hopalong

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Is that why oldtimer hates those that have more that he does,,YOu know those grey haired old men who have couple of bucks??
Is he jealous of the grey hair?? or the money or the maturity

Of course graduating in 1968 does not really make him an old man by my standards more like a punk kid :roll: :wink:
 

hypocritexposer

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Whitewing said:
My dad long ago taught me that envy was a destructive force in a man's life. He said many times, "there will always be others who have more, just as there will always be others who have less than you. Be thankful for what you have and don't begrudge those who may be more fortunate or more successful than you".

My dad taught me the same thing, but now that I know you WW, I'm thinking of changing my opinion.

I want some of your stuff. Maybe you can brag and remind me of all those material things you have, like another individual we know (Chicago), so I can be envious. :wink:
 
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