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>What kind of person is it who clamours for this meaningless desideratum, equality? Certainly not the beautiful person, because to him equality, if it could be achieved, would result in bringing him down to the common level. Neither can it be the person specially gifted in any of the arts and sciences; for, again, equality, if it could by some miracle be wrought, would amount to wiping out the advantage of such special gifts. The self-reliant, the strong, the skilful, the able and the desirable, in all walks of life, are never stirred by this cry for equality; because they look down from their eminence, and cannot therefore conceive that levelling could possibly prove an advantage.

>It must therefore be the undesirable, the unskilful, the incompetent, the ugly, the ungifted, in all walks of life, the incapable of all classes, who want equality. And they want it because, looking up from their position of chafing mediocrity and ungainliness, and beholding their more gifted brethren, they realise that equality must redound to their benefit. A moment's reflection would tell them that it is an impossible ideal; their mortified vanity, however, is stronger than their reason, and urges them to believe in it, ridiculous as it may be.

Is he right?

>> No.6632894

Yes. Why do you think feminism exists

>> No.6632914

>>6632891
Ehh...

>> No.6632929

OP, he's ignoring the feel-good feeling you get when you help other people out. Even if you're better off in some way, you can still benefit morally/emotionally by helping others or treating others well.

>> No.6632933

>>6632891
I don't see why equality would affect any of the people he mention.
The people who are better will always be picked, if anything, equality makes it easier to see who's better.

>> No.6632934

>>6632891
What exactly is this "equality" he's referring to? Equality entails a fairly large umbrella of departments. For example, equality must be held in terms of the individual(s) and the law. However, 'equality' cannot be applied to male/female endeavors and issues. Au contraire to todays' view on male/female, it is already determined what roles gender has to take on. There is no "equality" (perhaps from a divine perspective only) between 2 different things. Simply because they differ in their approach, view and other variables.

Alas, the shoving of the "equality" concept in the 21st century has lost meaning. It's now used as an angle for homosexuals, transsexuals, feminists, etc - to claim 'equal rights' that don't exist in the natural order of things.

>> No.6633299

>>6632933
all-women short-lists are forced equality
'diversity' quotas in the workplace is forced equality
affirmative action is forced equality

>> No.6634320

>>6633299
Affirmative action is by definition not equality.

>> No.6634634

>>6634320
wut

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6634690

>>6632891
absolutely not, ludovici wrote some of the least insightful garbage i have ever read, including the OP

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>>6634690

>> No.6634874

>>6632891

I have often thought this in a opposite kind of way. when people criticize well of people saying they dont "need to care" about equality, i have always thought that in some way that's an admission that it's not really "for" them at all, aka its for only the weak..

>> No.6634888

I've got Ludovici's Lysistrata: Or Woman's Future on tap. Seems like a light read, possibly full of eugenics and "controversial" opinions. I'm not a conservative or a /pol/lack, but I love reading older books about women, even if they're horribly misogynistic.

>> No.6634889

>>6634888
>even if they're horribly misogynistic.
especially*

>> No.6634926

>>6634888
https://archive.org/details/lysistrataorwoma00ludouoft

There. found it.