The narrative about the ideal of equality needs correction. When we talk about elimination of inequality or suggest such a ditection we are being disingenuous. Inequality is the ultimate truth. It has always been. It will always be. And that’s the reason why – as the writers also wonder here – the public sentiment is not strong enough to create a policy pressure. The disadvantaged would want to get advantage not to get in an equal position, but to be better than the ones who are worse. Let’s give a acall for dignified inequality. That makes sense in addition to speaking the real problem that skewed distribution of resources has created.
The narrative about the ideal of equality needs correction. When we talk about elimination of inequality or suggest such a ditection we are being disingenuous. Inequality is the ultimate truth. It has always been. It will always be. And that’s the reason why – as the writers also wonder here – the public sentiment is not strong enough to create a policy pressure. The disadvantaged would want to get advantage not to get in an equal position, but to be better than the ones who are worse. Let’s give a acall for dignified inequality. That makes sense in addition to speaking the real problem that skewed distribution of resources has created.