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puts forth the notion that it is not absolute equality that we must
desire in our society. As we are humans, each one of us will be different from everyone else,
and it is this difference that adds color and creativity to the world. If it is
absolute equality we seek, Vonnegut warns that a dystopian society like the
Bergerons' is what we are going to get.
Instead of equality, we must
pursue equity, which is the idea that people need different things
in order to be successful. For example, a school with a low attendance rate in a crime-infested
suburb should get more resources than a school in a comfortable, crime-free suburb.
I think Albert Einstein said it best:
But if you
judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is
stupid.
True fairness should not mean that everyone is
the same. True fairness is treating everyone with the same concern and support so that they can
become successful in their own way.
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