Equality, the foundation of everything. How can we live in a civilized society without the premise that everyone is equal? But do we ever take the advice of that great philosopher, Hugh Akston, and examine our premises? Think for a moment, dear friends, what equality actually entails. Shall we start where the term equality is actually applicable? Bear with me, if you will, as I delve into a field for which I have the utmost respect yet in which I am utterly hopeless; mathematics. The logic behind the numbers is where I am able to hold my own so this seems like a good area to elaborate upon.
Let us take two numbers, 5 and 2. I believe that everyone will agree that these are both numbers, there are several other factors which they share but mathematically, they are not equal. No matter how we pervert the field of mathematics, five will never equal two, unless of course, we modify one of the numbers. Subtract 3 from 5 or add 3 to 2 and we achieve equality. Is this what we hope to achieve with humanity? The growing trend whereas the youth of today is taught to hate everything white, middle to upper class, Christian, or male lends itself nicely to this equation. But are we willing to admit that this is our goal? That we are attempting to homogenize the world's population in order to promote equality? It seems as if the destruction of a dominant culture is acceptable; it is not fair that one culture should hold so much power, let's kneecap them and bring them down to our height. To be fair, "our height" is a slight misnomer, most of the wars waged against middle class white society seem to be conducted by middle class white people; because that's not condescending or anything.
Think for a moment about the radical notion of recognizing, and occasionally celebrating, the strengths and weaknesses of each number. There are plenty of times where 5 is the number which we need. There are times where circumstances call for a 2. And, of course, there are occasions where one of the numbers must me modified in order to fill a specific role. Where would the world be without fives, without twos, with nothing but a string of equal numbers?
But Mr. Cavalier, the young minds of today proclaim, we are not claiming that people are equal in actual essence, they just all deserve to be treated as if they are equal, with equal opportunities and rights! Of course, this changes everything. I often look at a dozen eggs and inform people that there are nineteen eggs contained within, I prefer to treat numbers equally. It truly is unfair that twelve has the opportunity to represent the number of eggs, nineteen should have the chance as well. Of course two plus two equals four, mathematically, but why limit oneself to the bourgeois notion of numerical equality? Two plus two should be able to equal five, twelve, or eight thousand; after all, they are all numbers and deserve an equal chance. I humbly suggest that we do away with job interviews, college entrance exams, and anything else which promotes the outdated notion of merit and inequality; perhaps a lottery system would promote a fair and equal opportunity to all. Ellsworth M. Toohey would be incredibly pleased by the direction logic has drastically veered.
No, you are willfully missing the point, I have been told, it's not that everyone should get the job, it's that everyone deserves a chance to interview for it. First, I only willfully miss moronic points. Second, you are digressing quite palpably from the definition of equality. And third, why would this seem like a decent idea in any logical setting? Of course there are people more qualified for this school, position, or...name a noun, but it would be unfair to give them the opportunity. Let's insert several unqualified individuals into the mix, for fairness and equality.
Let me be clear, I am not claiming that one group is superior to another (in certain instances, one group is superior to another), I am simply claiming that equality is nonexistent in human beings. Men are not equal to women, the rich are not equal to the poor, intelligent people are not equal to unintelligent people; but A, A will always equal A.
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