Week of 9/17/2012

A topic of social factuality that feels brute to me is the topic of equality. People are treated differently every day because of the privileges they do or do not have. Total and complete equality in our society today is non-existent and feels like it never will be. There is always going to be that one person or group of people who perceives something that one group deems fair as unfair. There will always be that one person or group who is extremely racist just because they can be. The fact of the matter is there is no real cure for equality in today's society. There is not one solution myself or anyone else for that matter can come up with to reach that solution. I mean technically it's not impossible to change, but realistically it feels like it is. Everyone views different things in different lights. No two people are alike in this world, therefore leaving billions of viewpoints floating around just waiting to somehow all sync up. It's our perceptions of the past, which I believe, got us to the point we're at now. So many things that we weren't even alive for are left for us to learn about and interpret our feelings on. But even if it wasn't for the past there would still be people considered "better" or "more desirable" for any number of reasons. I may not be able to change the behaviors of society, but I believe that I sincerely try my best to always treat others the way I would like to be treated. Of course no one, including myself is perfect, and situations arise where I'm obviously not going to be the nicest person in the world, but for the most part I really do try. Who you are, and where you came from aren't really things for me to judge.