Disinformation and Idiocy: Part 9 of 10

Accusation 9. The left want everybody to be equal.
People are NOT equal. There are always those on top and those below. The trick is to GET to the top and STAY THERE. But leftists just want to make everybody equal (ie. on the bottom) so the entire purpose of life is destroyed.

Yes. People are equal. That is an incredibly old concept, first finding its roots as far back as Ancient Greece. Though Athenian democracy was seriously flawed, the idea that people eligible to vote should all have an equal voice did not die with the Athenian Principality.

Indeed, I am often reminded of a bit of text from the United States Declaration of Independence.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident,
that all men are created equal;
that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable Rights,
that among these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."

A truth held to be self-evident, that all are created equal, regardless of social stature, religious beliefs, economic status, or the amount of money they have. This is the very concept of democracy. Our system does not work on a basis of "one dollar, one vote", and thank God for that! Our system works on the basis that we are all equal. We all have an equal weight in decision making, at least that's the theory.

Where has the idea of "we are not equal" got us? Well, a lot of bad places. Slavery is the one that immediately springs to mind. The Confederacy separated from the Union based solely on the fact that they believed Negroes to be inherently lesser beings than whites. The idea of some being superior to others also started The Holocaust, the most horrific act of genocide in world history. It drove imperialism, which led to the deaths of millions of Africans, Asians, South Americans, and Pacific Islanders. Every modern genocide - from Rwanda to Bosnia to East Timor to Darfur - has been governed by the prevailing idea that some are better than others, that some deserve more and are more than others.

Now, onto the the old lie about leftists being poor atheist scumbags. The writer of these accusations must have had some bad experience with a satanist communist in Vietnam or something, because this is borderlining on pathological. To anyone who says that socialism makes everyone poor, I simply reiterate: Norway and Denmark both have higher GDP Per Capitas than the United States (as well as higher HDI ratings), and both are very socialist (yes, I know some like to say 'it's because norway has resources!', but that makes precious little difference. So does America, and they're capitalist). I've dealt with this in multiple previous blog posts, and I don't need to again.