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[–] x4740N@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

That's a pretty flawed way of describing equality, it's almost like the original image was made in bad faith

Equality: the state of being equal, especially in status, rights, or opportunities.

https://www.equalityhumanrights.com/en/secondary-education-resources/useful-information/understanding-equality

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egalitarianism

[–] SasquatchBanana@lemmy.world 16 points 1 year ago

It's almost like the original image is trying to describe equity and not equality.

[–] DebraBucket@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

That’s the way some people think of equality, and contrasted with what equity looks like, it demonstrates the flaw in that line of thinking.

Also, there is a version of this image where the fence is completely removed and the subtitle is “justice” or something like that, which is also a good contrast to both equality and equity.

[–] Franzia@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 1 year ago

You might be right, but in political rhetoric equality is often used in bad faith. Because the right knows equality doesn't solve most of the problems it's aimed at.