Just can’t take it anymore, can we?
Yes, “social justice” is vague, tiresome, annoying, and absurd. But I can’t put it as logically and succinctly as Janusz Korwin-Mikke did, a few years ago.
“Oh, well! Over there is social justice, and in that other corner is environmental justice, and we have epistemological justice up there in the cabinet, and molecular justice on the back porch steps–”
(Are we on the brink of replacing it with “the politics of joy, and good vibes”? God our Father, this election scares me!)
Excellent. I’m all for justice, and I know that there are people who’ve been poorly treated. I wish justice for them, but justice doesn’t have polarity. I want people everywhere to have peace, opportunity, economic security, and the freedom to be themselves, but also to do so while respecting the rights of others. (IOW, I don’t mind if you ride a Harley, but, for cryin’ out loud, put a muffler on the damn thing so you aren’t disrupting my peace.)
I want this for everyone. I want it for people raised in poverty, and who have experienced discrimination, and I want it for people in developing countries where they’ve lived at subsistence levels and now find themselves living in a modern world which demands that they master technical skills which were unimaginable just a few years ago. I want this for people living under harsh secular regimes whom place no value upon the lives of their citizens and I wish this for people whom live under oppressive religions which force people to operate under harsh religious doctrines, instead of practicing their faith voluntarily.
Outcomes will always be different. My definition of success would probably involve having enough free time to pursue my interests, and living in the country. My ideal home would probably be more rustic than many other people would choose. It wouldn’t take mountains of money in order for me to feel successful.
Others might well have different priorities. I know more than one person who have achieved financial success, but prefer to live on the reservation of the tribe into which they were born. They could easily afford a home elsewhere, but they want to be close to their community of origin.
My point is that if everyone has opportunity, they can choose the path which suits them. We can’t change past injustices, but if people are treated with dignity and allowed to pursue opportunity, this is the best we can do. Given justice and opportunity, people will be able to define their best outcomes.
We will never come up with any scheme that pleases everyone. If you don’t believe it, try managing a men’s softball team.
The scheme has to come from within. Individual responsibility is the lynchpin of living in a lawful manner. We need righteous law, which comes from God, through his word, and it’s up to us to conform. If we were to all live by God’s law, these other problems would disappear. Mankind would treat one another properly, because all of mankind are created in God’s image. Sadly, over the millennia, people claiming to live as Christians have not always remembered this.
Well, that’s why we needed Jesus Christ. We can’t do this on our own.
Exactly.
Before Harris and cohorts pushed out Biden from running for reelection, she had the most unfavorable ratings of a VP since they had been keeping score, then she was crowned the greatest person in DEI history to be running for president and her favorability score goes off the charts – but not for long. The more the public sees of VP Harris the less popular she becomes – no wonder they are hiding her from extemporaneous interviews (even the super biased one with Oprah Witney was a colossal flop.