Equality & Myths of Unicorns

equal·i·ty: the quality or state of being equal

I like to think of this as the "uniquality" symbol.

On the heels of an historic U.S. Supreme Court ruling overturning the Defense of Marriage Act and on eve of the country's birthday, I thought it timely to discuss equality. It's a seemingly simple word with far-reaching implications.

Take marriage equality for example. The sanctity of marriage under state and federal laws bestows a bundle of some 1,400 rights and/or immunities, until now not afforded to same gender couples.

Once upon a time Thomas Jefferson introduced The American concept of equality, "all men are created equal," in 1776. Since then, we have enslaved African men and women. We have disenfranchised women, mixed-ethnicity couples and homosexuals. Struggles, clashes, full blown movements and civil war have ensued over this simple, little word; equality.

Is it so profound our U.S. Supreme Court ruled to uphold a basic human right and principle clearly intended by those geniuses who founded this nation in the first place? I don't mean to downplay the far-reaching implications of this amazing, historic ruling. I'm just merely pondering how far we have to veer off course until the wheels fall off and then we find ourselves back at square one. Why must we lose sight of what was important to our forefathers to begin with? Life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Almost sounds like a classic tagline for the travel industry. Well it's not. It's the promise America made to its citizens. How many of you out there are happy? Looking for happiness? Resigned you'll never be happy another day in your life?

The truth is, no one can intrinsically be equal. Not even Siamese twins. Russia discovered this through its little social experiment. Remember the U.S.S.R.? Even in a communist system there's a hierarchy, which is a complete paradox.

Look around the environment. All natural systems have a hierarchy, too. Top of the food chain. Bottom of the food chain. Things that feed on the bottom of the food chain. So how do we elevate ourselves from survival of the fittest? Equality? Maybe.

Do I as a homosexual male American feel more equal in the eyes of the law today? Maybe. I definitely feel like unicorns are more accepted as real. I know, you're thinking what is up with this guy. Why is he looking a gift horse in the mouth?

Is it really a gift? Or is equality very similar in proxy to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness; a promise from America? You take away my promise and then reaffirm the promise. It's a little bit like cutting open my chest, ripping out my still-beating heart and then returning it to me wrapped up with a bow. That's not a gift. I was born with it. It was mine to begin with, so fuck you!

The reality is, these social issues are a complete smoke screen masking the more sinister issues plaguing our world. One of the nastiest is Corporate Sociopathism. I've touched on this in my last couple posts 'You Can't Handle The Truth I & II.'

Equality, like unicorns, is a beautiful concept in theory. In reality, the average American spends a quarter of their life working to support our federal government and the world's wealthiest banking families that lease every dollar to us. What do you call this? Indentured servitude comes to mind.

Just like unicorns, equality is still the stuff myths and legends are made of ...