Inequality in Our World

Inequality in Our World

Felix Frankfurter once quoted that "it is a wise man who said that there is no greater inequality than the equal treatment of unequals." The majority of us have a keen sense of the presence of inequality. We learn about it on a daily basis. With our observations of people, homes, cars, neighborhoods, and news accounts of the "rich and famous." Inequality is not only existing in America but is much more active in other countries as well. Even today people continue to believe that their lives would be a lot more peaceful if other races did not live among them.

Max Singer, a writer for The Wall Street Journal emphasizes in his article "Inequality will bring Mideast Peace" that Palestinians demand that their state be free of Jews. While Israelis must maintain the strongest army in the region to avoid war, the Palestinian state must be significantly demilitarized. The border of Jerusalem is a particularly delicate issue, with each side asserting claims over this city. The three largest Abrahamic religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Each include Jerusalem as an important settling for their religious and historical narratives. The writer questions the morality and justice of this apparent Palestinian demand.

Another article which was brought to my attention due to the fact that it deals with inequality is the article written by Bob Ellis ,"Gen. Conway: Homosexuals in Military Degrade Morale, Unit Cohesion." The ongoing conflict of whether homosexuals should have the right of being open with who they are in the military has become a dispute. General Conway, a commander of the Marine Corp clearly opposes this idea. He does not surrender the fact that there are atleast 2.9% of Americans who are homosexuals. Do they deserve to freely express themselves? or will it interfere with order and unit cohesion? On the other hand Max Singer exemplifies that the Western world has accepted