Hi Rachel,

Thanks for sharing your perspective. I understand that the argument seems fairly weak, that it can be naive, and can be the motto for complacent people who are benefiting from the current structures of society.

This problem is quite complicated because of the differences everyone has on the concept of what the word “fair” entails. The concept of fairness is quite hard to implement in broader society. Who gets to dictate what fairness is? How do we implement “fair” policies that is “fair” to everyone? Should the government be able to impede on the religious and financial parts of people’s lives in order to create a more progressive and fair society? What happens to the people who don’t want to follow along? Are they to be deemed as demons for wanting things to live as they lived? Are they to be forced to follow things that they don’t necessarily believe? I can recognize that this is a slippery slope, and I’m certainly not trying to argue with your viewpoint. I’m sharing what I think would be potential threats and complications that would arise when we chase after progressive ideals.

We definitely need creative thinkers and rebels to question, push and break the arbitrary and rigid rules of the people who came before us, but we have to understand that we need time — we need incremental change in society for people to catch up, for individuals to think about society’s changing morality by themselves.

We are being fed ideological narratives from both sides because we are treating this clash of ideas as competition. People are consciously misconstruing facts and events to fit the narrative that suits their ideologies. Can’t we just take a step back, analyze the facts and have civil discussions instead of berating, condemning and slandering a person who may not share a similar perspective? (Not saying you did that in any way — you had a very civil response :). )

We can all learn from each other if we stop treating each other as enemies but as fellow humans from different walks of life.

In conclusion, I’m happy that you commented and I’m happy that we were able to have a discussion. I haven’t been able to give this issue deeper thought, but your comment inspired me to respond right away and I was only able to respond to you with the current knowledge that I have accumulated. I could be wrong and you could help point out flaws in my argument. I could learn from you and become a little bit better from our interaction. Vice versa.

Thank you Rachel again for reading and sharing your thoughts. I’d love to hear your thoughts regarding my response.