Equal but better

  Heard a new term this morning from the Democrats. Social equalization. That is when you take revenue generated by the legal sale of a drug and give it those that previously were arrested for selling that drug illegally. That is what is being discussed in the democratically controlled city of Baltimore. Following the "legalization" of cannabis, we won't mention that it is still listed on schedule one of the controlled dangerous substance list and a federal crime to sell or possess, the city has enjoyed a revenue stream. What to do with the extra cash? Forget about the schools, the children, and the elderly, that money should be earmarked for "social equalization." What that means is, given to the black community because more blacks were arrested for selling illegal drugs than white folks. That is the "social" part in that equation. 

  Earlier this year those same democrats wanted to release everyone from prison that had gotten there from selling marijuana. The justification being, it is now "legal." No matter that you broke the law yesterday, the law only applies to today. No one is denying that they bought and sold that drug illegally, that they were in violation of the law, but that law doesn't apply today. The thing is, they were unfairly targeted. The police deliberately went into the neighborhood back alley's and sought those people out. It was nothing more than prejudice! They went looking for drug dealers where the drug dealers were known to be and didn't go looking in other neighborhoods that were populated by affluent white people. Later on when the situation changed that action was called "predictive policing" and touted as a tool by their newly hired police commissioner.

  Naturally none of that is being mentioned. You certainly can't be saying it is the black community because that is just racist, unless of course you happen to be black yourself. Instead you have to say marginalized. Everyone knows exactly what they mean but no one is allowed to say that. Yes, there are a good number of black people in jail for selling illegal drugs. Why? Because they were the ones selling the drugs that's why. It's really not difficult to figure out. Do white people sell illegal drugs? Yup, they sure do and they go to jail as well. Is it equitable? 

  When you are the one locked up, it is never equitable. So, that all depends. If I am poor and live in a rough neighborhood does that excuse my lawlessness? It isn't my fault. Is that how that works? That's what "social equalization" is all about. We should give those people money because we legalized the sale of drugs. Now, they don't have any way of making money! That's not fair. Yes, we need "social equalization." When they sold those drugs illegally they made a lot of money but got locked up. Now they aren't getting locked up, but they don't have any money. The least we should do is give them the money from the sale of that drug, that seems fair enough.  

  Social equalization. That is what you call giving people special consideration, special treatment and exclusive benefits to make them equal. All those folks want is to be equal. As I have pointed out on many occasions, everyone wants to be treated equally, until they are. At that point the "exceptions" and "exemptions" enter the picture. You can't be equal without those. Social equalization. It does go hand in hand with one form of government. Socialism: 

• (in Marxist theory) a transitional social state between the overthrow of capitalism and the realization of communism.

  "socialism is the first stage of the worldwide transition to communism"