There
was a time in our not-too recent past when children would play sports and one
team would win and one team would loose and that’s it. After a tough loose the
team would dry their tears and try harder next time. Today, however, we don’t
see anyone as winners or losers. Whether the kids win, loose, or ties a game;
everyone wins an award of some kind. For that matter some want to eliminate the
titles of “winners” and “losers” from the games all in the effort to not hurt
the feeling of those who didn’t do as well. This is a form social justice that,
unfortunately, is spreading.
The meaning of social justice is
quite clear in dictionary.com. It is the distribution of advantages and
disadvantages within a society. In a world of pixie dust and rainbows this
theory may be ideal, but in real world applications this is anything but, in
fact, it is nearly considered theft from those who have earned an award or
level of achievement. Even www.socialworkers.org
refers to social justice as “the view that everyone deserves equal economic,
political and social rights and opportunities.” A prime example of this may be
seen in the case of concerning the New Haven, Connecticut Fire Department.
In 2009 The Supreme Court was asked
to decide whether there was a need for special treatment for minorities, or
whether enough progress has been made to make existing laws obsolete,
especially in a political atmosphere in which an African-American occupies the
White House, according to www.cnn.com. This
was in response to a group of minorities who sued the New Haven, Connecticut
Fire Department because the plaintiffs could not pass a promotional exam and
thought it was because they were being racially discriminated against. The
plaintiffs believed that the requirements of the department should be lowered
to allow people to pass the exam especially if they are minorities. A visit to www.cityofnewhaven.com proves that there
is no racial discrimination in the ranks of the firefighters from New Haven.
The recruits and emergency personal are of many different nationalities. I don’t know about you, but if I was in a
fire, auto accident or another emergency situation, I would only want the best
to help me despite their skin color or nationality, unfortunately, not everyone
feels this way.
Ever since Obama used that notorious
comment in front of Joe the Plumber during his 2008 election campaign tour, “spreading
the wealth” has seemed to become the battle cry for liberals and progressives. Someone
will always have more and will do better than you, and it seems like, according
to liberals and progressives, it is up to the government to take away from
those who have worked hard for what they have and give it to those who chose to
do little or nothing all in the name or political or social justice.
Many on the left, especially those
in Hollywood, make millions in the entertainment industry while preaching on
income equality and the evils of the rich corporations who make money on the
low and middle income wage earners. The left seems to turn a blind eye towards
this kind of hypocrisy, especially if the rich support the liberals and the
left.
According to socialworktoday.com the
reasons for social justice are so minorities, women, immigrants and gays and
lesbians can have equal access to everything that others have. That may have
been a good thing for a short time, however, like many other things,
progressive groups seem to think that if they can get something for pushing for
“equal” treatment, then how much more can they acquire for pushing even harder?
This appears to be the agenda for
the progressive movement. Either they change what they can to get their way, or
they create law suites to make sure they get what they wish. I can easily see supporting equal treatment,
but for some on the left and progressives, too much is never enough. Some
minorities even have more equality than others and still not are satisfied. If
a certain minority feels they aren’t treated “fairly” they will contact the
American Civil Liberties Union and peruse legal actions until their needs are
met.
The next time you take an exam, try
not to amend the levels if you cannot achieve the level of physical or mental ability
that the exam requires. What is more racist, lowering the standards for
everyone so everyone is equally “average” or keeping the standards high so
everyone can strive to be the best they can be and being proud of what is
earned. It seems that social justice prays on racism, so why do we keep on
bringing it up. It seems to me that social justice is anything but justice.
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