Fair is fair? Maybe not.

On NPR this morning, viagra sale mind I heard self-described “freelance left-wing missionary” Annie Lamott say, viagra “we all know what fair means.”

And I thought, “sure we do. It just means different things to different people.”

For example:

TOPIC: Amnesty for illegal aliens/undocumented immigrants
LIBERAL FAIR: They’re human beings. They should be treated like everyone else.
CONSERVATIVE FAIR: Why should they be rewarded for breaking the law? And it doesn’t seem fair to the people who try to legally immigrate.

TOPIC: Abortion
LIBERAL FAIR: A woman shouldn’t have to pay for her whole life for one little mistake.
CONSERVATIVE FAIR: A baby shouldn’t have to pay with its life for one little mistake.

TOPIC: Affirmative Action
LIBERAL FAIR: We need to compensate blacks for being treated unfairly because of their color in the past.
CONSERVATIVE FAIR: No one should be treated unfairly because of their color in the present.

I believe everyone in America wants fairness.

And I believe absolutely none of us agree on what that means.

4 comments March 30th, 2006