Controlling the entire beginning of a process is just as futile and a waste of time, for the exact same reasons, as controlling the end of a process. You cannot provide "opportunity" in a equity based way at the starting line, just as you cannot ensure that everyone wins at the finish line. It's the exact same nonsense just stuck in a format that is flavored in such a way that you find palatable.
The only kind of equality that is even somewhat possible is equality under the law, and even that isn't real, because the friend/enemy distinction exists. When you are in front of a judge or jury, they all interpret the scenario with their understanding of who is friend and who is enemy.
It's not about absolute opportunity, that's impossible. It's about creating a foundation that allows anyone with the will and aptitudes to elevate themselves. That is possible because we've done it for decades and it only requires a certain threshold of fairness, not perfection.
Friendship is not a birthright, it must be earned. Let those that would be your allies be rewarded by the proof of their worth while your enemies reveal themselves through the punishment of their own failure. It is the system that you want.
Controlling the entire beginning of a process is just as futile and a waste of time, for the exact same reasons, as controlling the end of a process. You cannot provide "opportunity" in a equity based way at the starting line, just as you cannot ensure that everyone wins at the finish line. It's the exact same nonsense just stuck in a format that is flavored in such a way that you find palatable.
The only kind of equality that is even somewhat possible is equality under the law, and even that isn't real, because the friend/enemy distinction exists. When you are in front of a judge or jury, they all interpret the scenario with their understanding of who is friend and who is enemy.
It's not about absolute opportunity, that's impossible. It's about creating a foundation that allows anyone with the will and aptitudes to elevate themselves. That is possible because we've done it for decades and it only requires a certain threshold of fairness, not perfection.
I disagree.
You should have a system that rewards friends, and excludes or punishes enemies.
We also haven't done it for decades. We've had the civil rights act for decades. Which punishes our friends and rewards our enemies.
Friendship is not a birthright, it must be earned. Let those that would be your allies be rewarded by the proof of their worth while your enemies reveal themselves through the punishment of their own failure. It is the system that you want.
Opportunity isn't something we need to provide. Just get government out of the way.