Response to Adorno's Mélange

People are different. Some are better at certain things than others. Our entire economic system is based upon manipulating comparative advantage to make money. Thus complete equality would ruin us. Yet we are inherently unequal. If a man can question his level of equity in society because of his skin proves his unequalness. Yet to be equal we must do something seemingly impossible. We all apply stereotypes, and we all are prejudiced. So how is equality possible? It is not. The key is not creating an equal society, but a fair one. One in which everyone has a shot at everything. We will always carry prejudices, but if we refuse to allow them any weight in any significant decision we make, the first step is made for us. We must always take people for what they are, people. They are all callous, crass, rude, and above all so innately stupid that there ability to even tie their shoelaces amazes me. However it is unfair to think that an entire group of people are stupid just because one person is, and fairness is what we must strive for. Society will not be equal ever. The rich will always have everything, but that does not mean that we cannot fight their inherent "superiority" by fighting amongst ourselves over the phony "issues" they are feeding us through their major news networks. We must fight everyday for fairness, by not applying to a group what was done to us by a person. Not all men are pigs, the asshole that cheated on you was. Not all women are horrible drivers, the dumb bitch on her cell phone was. If you take people as they come, and refuse to allow stereotypes weight then we can start to move towards more progressive movements for fairness. But first we must start at the beginning, change takes time. Look at America, liberal thought was around for well over 500 years before the first country was founded on its principles. You can only change one person at a time, but first you must change yourself.