This does seem an odd way of making the point that equality belongs to all of us but it does make you think about it in a different light. The facts are that we are all special but together none of us is more special than another or in the saying above none of us is special, when we are all special. This concept should translate as well into our laws. Yet we know it doesn't. Those with money and influence are able to rise above the law and put themselves beyond the justice that those who don't have money or influence receive. In many cases in our laws the idea that we are all special so therefore none of us is special doesn't readily apply.
It is the same in our politics. Very few can become leaders within our government because of the money and influence it takes to receive the coverage and acceptance that is now required through current election laws. Money has become the great divide between people of low income with great ideas about leadership for all and those with much money who aren't running to lead but instead to make themselves and a few others more wealthy. Again, since not all can be special only a few are allowed to be special. Not a democracy but a reward and benefit system that does not open its opportunities to all.
It isn't just the rule of law and politics where we are not serving democracy, but even within the core of democracy the foundations of freedom and individual respect are under an attempt to be collared. We Americans come together from the melting pot of cultures that came before us yet we seem to think of ourselves as some type of purity that has no equal. We are a conglomeration of cultures that should make us more understanding and tolerant of our fellow citizens. Our differences have always been our strength. We evolve and adapt our learning to a much broader perspective which should allow a perception a lot closer to wisdom than illogic. Yet it seems we are not as enlightened as I would expect.
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