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Originally Posted by Elphaba
Consider a more recent injustice where many of the parties involved are still living. Japanese-American citizens had their property and assests seized and were forced into intern camps during WWII. When the war was over, their homes and businesses were not returned to them.
I believe there is general agreement today that bit of history was a moral low point for our country. Restitution should have occurred 60 years ago.
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The fact stands though that individuals involved were still living.
I'm not sure about you, but I agree with a central theme of a speech given by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger at the 2004 Republican Convention. He told a breif story of his life (he came to America as a poor Austrian) and how through hard work he got to the place that he is today, because anybody can do that in America. I honestly believe that our legal system can enforce equality (the only thing that I can see a struggle with at a legal level is homosexual unions). Therefore, individuals who do not achieve what they want can win a court battle over it 99% of the time, or they haven't worked for it enough. It is irresponsible to not use the court system to battle these injustices.
That being said, if we were all born in the same situation the world would be a heap of shit. The ethos that is the central topic of this thread is about power, not equality.