Wednesday, May 21, 2008
Some are more equal than others.
The American concept of right and wrong keeps changing. And often in a very gradual way. Takes years and years. Generation after generation. For the change to occur. Like when our American nation was founded. It was based on a slave economy. Our founders declared that everyone was created equal. But that was bogus. We didn't practice equality. We didn't even come close. And even though we have come closer today than we were 200 years ago to practicing equality, we are still far from having it. We've decided to grant ethnic and racial minorities something close to equal rights. At least in theory. And we've granted women something closer to equal rights. Again, in theory, but not necessarily in practice. The power elites still tend to wield more equality for themselves than for others. The rich are more equal than the poor. Whites more equal than blacks. Men more equal than women. Yes, some are more equal than others. --Jim Broede
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Nice to see that some of Hillary Clinton's supporters were picketing outside the headquarters of NBC today -- protesting alleged biased news coverage. They claim Clinton wasn't given fair treatment during the primary election campaign because she's a woman. Could be. There's still inequality in America. Like I say, men are more equal than women. Always have been in America. I'd like to see more protests. Women have put up with inequality for far too long. Forever, it seems. --Jim Broede
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