The Equality Scam
A few people have emailed me concerning the above piece
suggesting, for example, that equality can be achieved in, say, matters to do with
pay. After all, they argue, is it not 'equality' for men to be paid the same
rates as women for doing the same jobs?
Well. The answer is No.
It might be fair. And it might make people happy. But it does not follow that
such a thing would be a mark of 'equality'.
Indeed, the more that one drills
down in search for 'equality', the more hopeless does the search become.
For example, if men and women are doing the same job for the same number of
hours, then a superficial analysis would suggest that they should get paid the
same amount.
But, should they?
For example, should a man who has been lawyering or bricklaying for 20 years
be paid the same as a woman who has been doing such jobs for only 10 years?
Should a man who can carry two bricks in his wheelbarrow earn the same pay as
a woman who can only carry one?
Should a man who can carry two bricks in his wheelbarrow earn the same pay as
a woman who can only carry one?
If you answer Yes to either of the above questions, then I would argue that
your notion of 'equality' is very strange.
But let us look at a simple job, where skill and expertise are fairly
irrelevant to the efficiency with which the job is done - though, quite frankly,
there cannot be many jobs like this.
Hmm.
OK.
Let's go for serving beer in a bar.
Should men and women get paid the same for serving beer in a bar if
they work for the same hours and if they both do the job equally well?
Well, of course, I would say Yes.
But so-called 'equality' fanatics, like the feminists, might well disagree,
as they keep drilling down in search for 'inequality'..
They might discover, for example, the following.
1. They might discover that more men than women do this job. And from this
they could conclude that 'equality' between men and women has not been achieved.
2. The statistics might show that the women tend to spend more of their money
on clothes for the job than do men, and that,
therefore, women should be paid more - often by sneaking the money back to them
through the tax system.
3. The statistics might show that women take more days off work for
childcare reasons or for hormonal problems and so they ought to be compensated in some way for this.
4. The statistics might show that women spend more time mopping up the floor than do
the men ...
And so on and on it can go.
My point is that the search for 'equality' can never end, and that in the
process of searching for this impossible goal, the stirring up of male hatred is
usually a major consequence - and, indeed, in the case of feminists, it is a purposeful aim.
Furthermore, given that 'equality' can never be achieved (even in simple
matters to do with pay) the never-ending search for it by the feminists in all
sorts of areas will
forever involve the stirring up of hatred towards men in all sorts of
areas.
feminists will seek to stir up hatred towards men
on the basis of
any statistical differences (real or
imagined)
Indeed, over and over again,
we see that feminists will seek to stir up hatred towards men on the basis of
any statistical differences
(real or imagined) that might be found between men and women, .
And so, for example, if more men are found working in this bar than
women, the feminists will argue that there is a 'glass ceiling' that prevents
women from taking up this job, but if there are more women than men working in
it, then they will argue that the pay is too low compared to other more
male-dominated jobs.
Either way, they will stir up hatred towards men.
let me tell you what would happen if women throughout
the nation - as a whole - ever earned more than men in their
jobs
And let me tell you what would happen if women throughout the nation - as a
whole - ever earned more than men in their jobs; i.e. the alleged gender
wage gap was reversed.
The feminists would argue that the women were paying more in taxes, and that
this was unfair!
............
Indeed, moves in this direction are already being suggested in
certain lofty circles at Harvard ...
"Here
is a policy proposal that should make the two camps agree: reduce income taxes
on women and increase, by less, income taxes on men in a way that holds total
tax revenue constant.
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Irish Income Tax Cut Only For Women
IMF plan to cut women's income tax rate by five percentage points
could raise Ireland's GDP as well as tackle inequality.
(November 2010)
............
And if ever there came a time that men spent more hours at home looking after
the children, the feminists would suddenly discover that children were not a
burden but a pleasure.
"This is outrageous," they would say. "Those poor women are
out at work while the men are at home sitting in front of the TV and having a good time
bonding with their children."
You have to understand the mindset of these feminists. They are
driven by a hatred of men. This hatred is the only thing that unites them and it
is the only thing that explains what they say, think, and do.
For example, recall Hillary Clinton's speech to the First Ladies' Conference on Domestic Violence in San Salvador
...
"Women have always been the primary victims of war"
"Women have always been the primary victims of war. Women lose their husbands, their fathers, their sons in combat.
..."
But if more women than men were actually killed in wars, does anyone seriously think that
Hillary Clinton would have then said that men were the primary
victims of war?
Of course not.
She would have emphasised the greater number of deaths of women during wars and made a
great song and dance about it.
These men-hating feminists will always attempt to stir up male
hatred whatever the situation. It does not matter who gets paid
more or who gets killed more, these women will use any
differences to stir up hatred towards men.
Indeed, when a man kills his partner, he is deemed to be a violent thug. But
when she kills him, it is still said that this is because he was a violent thug.
And even though women initiate most divorces, the message from the media and the
politicians is that men are abandoning their families. But if men initiated most
divorces it would again be said that men are abandoning their families.
If boys do better than girls educationally then it is argued that there is
bias in the system. If girls do better than boys then it is argued that this is
so because girls work harder and/or because they are more intelligent.
Feminists will always twist the evidence and the facts to
demonise men.
And they will do this, basically, for two reasons.
most of the leading feminists are severely
dysfunctional 'women'
Firstly, most of the leading feminists are severely dysfunctional 'women'.
And, in many cases, it is quite clear from their past
histories and their rhetoric that they positively hate men - in some
cases, perhaps with some justification as a result of experience.
Secondly, there are now, literally, billions of dollars,
numerous empires, and millions of government jobs that depend on the public swallowing the
idea that women need to be defended from men in some way or other. And the
feminists (together with many others) can only maintain these luxuries by
continually stirring up hatred toward - and a fear of - men.
(Note: When I talk about billions of dollars and millions of government
jobs being dependent on feminism, I am not exaggerating. For example, the
purposeful breakdown of marriage and families on its own results in
consequences that require government interventions on a truly massive
scale; e.g. see Why Governments
Love Feminism.)
Finally, it is worth emphasising that you can never have
'equality' between two things that are not equal by definition. And so, for example, you can have equality among 'people', but not between 'men' and 'women'.
And there is no scenario that anyone could come up with that would bring about 'equality' between 'men' and 'women' unless
no distinction between 'men' and 'women' was actually being made.
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