Thursday, November 01, 2007

Equality is (not) a myth

e·qual·i·ty /?'kw?l?ti/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[i-kwol-i-tee] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun, plural -ties.
1. the state or quality of being equal; correspondence in quantity, degree, value, rank, or ability. 2. uniform character, as of motion or surface.
3. Mathematics. a statement that two quantities are equal; equation.


The intent and purpose of this article as the name suggests is to show that equality is not a myth.

Equality - The most amazing human ideal on paper. Since time immemorial, man has always strived to stamp his authority and superiority at everything. All human efforts in history have been to prove time and again that they deserve the bigger of the two equal halves.In a world where 1 American life is more important than a thousand Iraqi lives, where colonialization shaped the world, where Aborigines were treated as fauna and flora till recently, where human races have thrived in competition and supremacy (or gone extinct!), humans try to preach the great ideal - Equality.

Before getting into anything, what does equality mean? equality of what? for what? IS it a state of mind? Is it a process of progress towards the ideal human dream? Did i say "towards"? But isn't it true that competition, exams, interviews, elections and all such stuff exist to prove that all are not equal? So are we striving to move towards or away from it, thus making it more unattainable? Honestly, should we really try to attain it? Is it in our best interests and is it in human nature that equality should exist? Should everyone make efforts to establish equality everywhere? If so, when their effort levels might be inequal, when their involvement, intent and belief in equality might be inequal, the results of their efforts towards equality will turn out to be inequal thus rendering the resultant equality inequal.(is it confusing!!).

My thesaurus says that the opposite of equality is practical reality.

Lets face it. Equality does not and should not be practiced for everyone's best interests. Either its you or someone else. Either you put up or shut up. The world is such. Either you kick ass or someone else will. Bring out the killer instinct in you and fight or else the world will make a mince meat out of you and have you for lunch.

Oh wait wait wait.....Isnt this online magazine a public forum where people are brainwashed to be diplomatic and politically correct. Ok then...

Lets all shout in chorus "Equality is not a myth. Hail equality".
Wait. I didnt hear all of you... your voices are not equal!!.

~ Da Macha

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