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What is the worlds biggest problem and why? Mark 2

poddster — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:02:02 GMT

Is true equality attainable or in fact desirable?

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poddster — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:12:06 GMT

Ok I'll make the first post seeing that everyone else is chicken 🙂

Equality is a myth sought by losers who do not want to compete and demand that what they need and wan id handed to them on a platter.

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just_me_karen — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:15:15 GMT

A wan ID? Yes I'd agree with that.

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para-sights — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:15:53 GMT

Which "losers" are you talking about (obviously apart from same sex marriage)

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just_me_karen — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:17:17 GMT

Maybe he means old men who use a lot of female IDs? Is that what you mean, OP?

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poddster — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:18:10 GMT

Competitiveness is is one of the most basic instincts of animals and after all we are animals.

In the past if you did not compete for your food, shelter and mate you did not survive.

Now it appears that there are driving forces to suppress that basic instinct of survival.

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para-sights — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:21:14 GMT

Basic instinct would have someone kill you and take your food if they wanted it. Luckily we have curbed those basic instincts (well hopefully)

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poddster — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:21:57 GMT

Even certain kangaroos attempt to compete to elevate their image to higher ranks. 🙂

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para-sights — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:23:49 GMT

So this is about people too old to retain a position of any importance and let the younger generation take charge.

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poddster — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:28:19 GMT

Basic instinct would have someone kill you and take your food if they wanted it. Luckily we have curbed those basic instincts (well hopefully)

Who has curbed their instincts? We promote competitiveness in all walks of life, that is instinctual. to curb that instinct is to reduce everyone to the same level. Equality.

i ask the question, "who do you want to be equal with?"

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poddster — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:31:47 GMT

So this is about people too old to retain a position of any importance and let the younger generation take charge.

This is about the vying for ''Equality", something that is unattainable and indeed undesireable.

So who do you want to be equal with?

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para-sights — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:32:09 GMT

Equality means you have the right to have or can have what others do. It means you have the option or choice granted to others. You don't have to choose it but equality grants you that right. Not everyone wants to be a corporate CEO or ruthless career climber.

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para-sights — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:35:00 GMT

I want everyone to be equal. The question is who don't you want to have equal rights?

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***super_nova*** — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:36:01 GMT

Obviously, there will never be a society where absolutely everybody is equal; plainly people are not totally equal, BUT everybody should have equal opportunity to achieve the best they can. For that to happen some people may need a leg up. Child with some learning problems may need extra help, and with that help would hopefully become a productive member of society; without a help may end up illiterate and unemployable.

CEO will never be paid the same wage as a cleaner, but people doing the same job should be all paid equally, regardless of sex. In that case equality is definitely attainable&desirable.

And people should have the same rights, regardless of sexual orientation, and in the case of right to get married, equality is also definitely attainable&desirable - after all it has been already attained in many countries around the world.

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poddster — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:38:33 GMT

Those choices are available to all if the want to compete for them.

You can have what I have , all you have to is is put in some effort 🙂

Or would you prefer that it was just granted to you gratis?

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poddster — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:40:38 GMT

i ask again "who do you want to be equal to?"

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para-sights — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:40:40 GMT

Who are you talking about. I'm not sure which "group" you mean. If its marriage equality they and their supporters sure as hell are putting in the hard yards - have been struggling for decades and certainly are still struggling to be "handed it on a platter".

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para-sights — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:42:51 GMT

I've answered this before on one of Bob's threads so - White male aged anywhere between 18- 50, born to wealth (with connections) with no disabilities or criminal history and possessed of good looks

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poddster — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:48:25 GMT

I've answered this before on one of Bob's threads so - White male aged anywhere between 18- 50, born to wealth (with connections) with no disabilities or criminal history and possessed of good looks

If you believe in equality and the above is what you consider the standard then would you like to see everyone equal to that standard?

You would achieve you goal but it would be short lived 1 generation and then oblivion[

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para-sights — Sun, 30 Jun 2013 07:50:11 GMT

I'd like everyone to treat others like they would treat that person.