Last year, I had chosen a different blog altogether
in order to participate in this thing -
this year, let us just ponder the question asked,
indeed - and, hey, whattayouknow...
I have got a blog just perfectly set for
the task at hand here...!
And I've had it for years, too...
(But that is another question...)
#Inequality
what is it, for you and me?
First and foremost, it is a bad word, all right;
one that shouldn't even be, any longer,
in this civilized world of ours - and yet
it endures,
in concept as in fact.
There is inequality between every bracket of society,
pretty much: be it genders, races or religions -
depending on the geographical location
and various other factors,
one or several can and will be
advantaged while the other(s)
will be severely oppressed.
Why so much inequality?
Why?
Our society appears to breed it.
We appear to fester in it.
We clamor for all to hear
that, in our view,
one and all are born equal -
yet what do we do?
Less than 1%
(hey - that famous 1% again...!)
get all the breaks
(including
-but not limited to-
tax breaks)
while the others
continue to pay
through their noses!
The world remains rife with prejudice
spawning this inequality;
it begins very early on,
as parents inculcate their bigotry
but it gets truly reinforced
during the first dozen formative years,
in little and high school,
as the interaction with other kids
only confirms the truth about us:
we live in a jungle
where the stronger strives
and the weaker will only struggle.
Any pretending
that all are equal in such a society
-and that its justice is ''blind'' to any
and all possible forms of discrimination-
is total and utter hypocrisy.
The kids, at least, have no such problems:
they will clearly indicate
the dichotomy that persists -
whether it is separating cool kids
from nerds, whether it is based upon
appearance or if it is,
rarely so these PC days,
based upon race and creed.
Upon reaching adulthood,
the inequality will become
far more pronounced -
and this despite
the underlying
generalized denial
of this by society
overall.
There will be inequality
in salaries
-thus in buying power-
in social standing,
in leverage,
in respect.
For even in defining trash,
folks have found multiple
levels to lash out at!
But how can we lament all this?
The Greatest Man Who Ever Walked This Earth
Said so, very clearly:
and He Spoke of only two categories -
the rich and the poor.
He Said:
''as long as man endures,
there will be the poor among you''
(I paraphrase!)
Inequality, therefore,
will never go away.
We have got our fights cut out for ourselves, folks.
But knowing humanity as we do,
no one's going to back down from this
and THE FIGHT WILL CONTINUE!
LA LUTA CONTINUA -
ATÉ A LIBERDADE!
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