tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post2821190435337107422..comments2023-03-24T21:49:49.118-04:00Comments on Dubious Prospects: Some thoughts towards a philosophical basis for an Egalitarian Party of CanadaGraydonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374676813519438noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-58743700672890397602008-12-10T15:28:00.000-05:002008-12-10T15:28:00.000-05:00I knew it needed expanding! It's not even really ...I knew it needed expanding! It's not even really an essay yet.<BR/><BR/>"Nobody is special" is half of it; it is in a lot of ways the more important half, because so much of human society has been organized to produce a value hierarchy across people.<BR/><BR/>The other half is "everybody has a job to do"; if someone is prevented by the workings of chance -- accidents of birth or accidents of Graydonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09839374676813519438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-105242361638428746.post-51701221098080929112008-12-10T13:37:00.000-05:002008-12-10T13:37:00.000-05:00On the scale of the market place or the public squ...<I>On the scale of the market place or the public square, no one is important or special; it is a proper function of government to suppress attempts to claim special importance by the least sufficient means required.</I><BR/><BR/>So I figured out what was bugging me about this, finally (and yes, I think it's comprehensible and logically consistent. I just think it very likely needs expanding). <jenniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037166221209286178noreply@blogger.com