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To: OWK
Egalitarianism affirms equality of economic status. Which is of course the most horrfic of collectivistic evils.

If Egalitarianism did indeed affirm equality of economic status, we would be in concurrence about it's moral standing.

However,

a belief in human equality especially with respect to social, political, and economic rights and privileges ---Merriam-Webster Dictionary

could be read as equality of opportunity, or as equality of results. If the first, then it is a good thing. It is the first which is the case.

81 posted on 12/22/2001 12:09:55 PM PST by Christian_Egalitarian
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To: Christian_Egalitarian
egalitarianism n : the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality [syn: equalitarianism]

Source: WordNet ® 1.6, © 1997 Princeton University

Sorry... but egalitarianism is collectivism.

89 posted on 12/22/2001 12:20:13 PM PST by OWK
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