But, if you were not so 'greedy' AND so 'selfish', then you would NOT 'need' supervising AND directing, by "another".henry quirk wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2020 12:55 am Do we really want equality either of opportunity or outcome
sensibly, no
to court either is to court the leash
or does it just sound good for a society to argue it as in the debate over entitlements.
excellent observation
they call it virtue signalin' nowadays; when I was growin' up it was called bein' holier than thou
swollen chest, proud cluckin', perfectly willin' to supervise or direct the other guy
You are FORCED to hand over a part of "your" money to the government/society, which controls 'you', and, as long as they use this money and spend on outcomes for 'you', then you are okay with this. But, if that government/society spends, what you BELIEVE is "your" money on helping "others", then you really do NOT like this, correct?
Like the ones who "shake and move" on "your" island also, correct?henry quirk wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2020 12:55 am As I understand it the most powerful societal motive is prestige and equality nullifies prestige.
all men are created equal but some men are just a touch more equal than the rest: might be the credo of the high & mighty
you know, the ones who shake & move (on Epstein's Island)
Once again, only looking at and seeing just a TINY PART of 'humanity', itself, in regards to 'Equality', Itself, is just PURE 'absurdity AND nonsensical', itself.henry quirk wrote: ↑Sun Aug 09, 2020 12:55 am John Adams wrote: "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other."
he left out commonsensical