Earnest T. PhD/THC asked:

Heard it from a friend . . who
Heard it from a friend. . who
Heard it from another you been messin around

They say you got a boy. . . friend. .. . You’re up there every week. . end. . . .
They’re talkin about you and it’s bringing me down
But I know the neighbor-hood. . . . And talk is cheap when the story is good
And The Tales Grow Taller On Down The Line
But I’m tellin you. . ****. . . . That I don’t think it’s true. . babe
And even if it is . . keep this in mind

You take it on the run ba-by . . if that’s the way you want it ba-by
Then I Don’t Want You A-Round
I Don’t Believe it. . . Not For A Mi-Nute
You’re Under The Gun. . so you take it on the run

Madness asked:

In the name of equality or egalitarinism, practioners of “left-wing” values justify all their actions.

Ok, so what is equality?

We are all born unequal, from a competitive point of few. That is, some are born beautiful and/or smart and/or strong and/or tall, all of which confers varying degrees of advantage. Then, of course theres varying degrees of sexual endowment, no small “inequality” if you will pardon the pun.

So when people whine about “inequality”, should their complaint be filed with the government, or God?

Its by a captilist or competitive market place where people can make-up for inequalities with their own hard world. Would Billy Joel be swimming in hot ***** if not for the market reward his music product gave him?

Ironically, left-wing systems that seek to supress or dismantle the free market system in the name of “equality” achieve just the opposite, unless such systems instituted cloning, so that all would eventually look the same.
tehabwa:

You miss the point.

I am not arguing the necessity of laws that have been catageroized as “equal opportunity”. They are practical and certainly not the domain of the left. In fact, they historically belong to the republicans.

The left does broadly justify everything they do under the vague idea of “equality”. Thus, it would be useful to understand what this really is and if it can exist or does exist.

Indeed, I do think the left misplaces their general angst about cosmic unfairness upon those who advocate the most practical solutions.