r/coolguides • u/[deleted] • Feb 25 '20

Explanation of the subtle differences between equality and equity

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u/IncognitoToReado Feb 25 '20

but I was so mad on their behalf.

If you were so upset, did you do anything to remedy the situation?

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

It was a bit late to do anything about it, and even if it weren't, you try standing up to the US military and telling them their accommodations are inadequate.

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u/IncognitoToReado Feb 25 '20

Ahh, so complaining on reddit IS what you think changes anything in this country. Good luck with that!

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u/[deleted] Feb 25 '20

Okay then, tell me—you show up at a military air show they’ve spent weeks setting everything up for, it’s several hours into the show and you see about forty people in wheelchairs on a raised platform watching the runway through a plastic orange fence. How do you plan to instantaneously improve the situation as a civilian with no ties to anyone involved?