Quote:
Social justice refers to a concept in which equity or justice is achieved in every aspect of society rather than in only some aspects or for some people. A world organized around social justice principles affords individuals and groups fair treatment as well as an impartial share or distribution of the advantages and disadvantages within a society.
***Wow. I'm teaching the novel _Anthem_ right now, and that statement quoted above from the NEA is downright scary. Let me be clear in saying that there should be justice for all, but the NEA appears to be confusing two crucial concepts: "fair" versus "equal." What is "equal" is not always "fair," and what is "fair" is not always "equal." For example, if I have ten pounds of meat, I could impartially share or distribute it among all of my ten animals: my lion, my cat, my ferret, my fish, my raven, my platypus, my bunny, my three-toed sloth...well, you get the picture. Each would be given an impartial distribution of meat. The lion and the bunny would both starve. The raven, fish, and ferret would be drowning in food in a quantity too great for them to consume. Equal, yes. But fair?
I am deeply suspicious of the idea that "same" and "equal" are "fair."