Do you believe equality and equal treatment under a law to be undesirable?

[Mr Khan]

badgenome said:

Kasz216 said:

maximus22 said:

MrBubbles said:
Equality is a perversion of the natural order!…It binds the strong to the weak. They [the weak] become anchors that drag the exceptional down to mediocrity. Individuals destined and deserving of greatness have it denied them. They [the strong] suffer for the sake of keeping them even with their inferiors.

If I know one thing it is that strength is fleeting.  Nobody but nobody stays strong forever.  Yes equality is a perversion of the natural order but then so is civilization itself.  We are humans not animals, our compassion and respect of fellow humans is one of the few great things about our species.  For now I am strong but when I eventually grow weak it is good to know that thanks to the compassion of others I won't be decimated because of it.

I couldn't bother listening to the whole thing, but how in the world is being anti-welfare the same thing as being against equal treatment under the law? Surely the person receiving welfare is being given preferential treatment under the law compared to the person who is paying into the system since the government takes from one and gives to the other.

But you are equally able to take from the system according to your need. All who have need have equal access to that aid, and all who have the means contribute equally according to their level of means

Ultimately the success of such systems boils down to education and to cultural mores. We have this culture of greed in many places in the world where the greed ethic applies to those with a strong or weak work ethic equally. Those who work hard whine about every cent they have to give up, and those who don't work try to play the system to make themselves as comfortable as possible without having to do anything

If all understand their shared responsibility not only for their own lives, but for the good of society as a whole, and more to the point everyone enjoys their role in society unjealously, then we have a system where redistribution functions without abuse