All Men Are Created Equal Minus the All

The United States. The Declaration of Independence. "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal...". This statement's authenticity is only up to the point that it was, in fact, written in a document by our Founding Fathers in 1776. I can't deny that we have come very far from where we were hundreds of years back. White supremacy, slavery, sexism, and oppressed minorities. The list goes on. Those issues were prominent in America's history. However, after the Declaration of Independence was adopted, discrimination was supposed to be diminished, if not put to an end. Blacks were still on their plantations and women were still cooking in the kitchen. This may sound extremely cliche, but those images were actually what was self-evident to everyone. Now fast forward another couple hundred years, Black men have been granted their sufficient rights through the Fifteenth Amendment. Not long later came the movements for women's rights. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, along with other female activists stood up for a new set of rights. Even after fighting long and hard for what they believe is right for this country, oppression did not cease to exist.

Yes, black men were able to stand on part of the ground in the political world. Yes, women were able to integrate into the workforce, alongside men. Today, there are numerous opportunities for blacks and women. People of all sex and race are able to collaborate freely to come up with breakthrough after breakthrough. But this leads me to a question. Will there ever be true and absolute equality among the people? In all honesty, probably not. Sure, millions of people may believe in absolute equality, or not. However, it is those several people who disagree and are stuck in the traditional views of social hierarchy that leaves us stuck in the mud. With a little disagreement, it can disrupt the flow of a set of similar opinions to become a big mess of confusion. To accommodate those opposing views towards equality, changes for a "better world" are barely made. As a result, our country hasn't been able to back away from constant discrimination and oppression. Some issues aren't brought to the table, but they do exist and we all know they do.

Define great pls

In Vowell's The Partly Cloudy Patriot, she says, "It took me a while to figure out why I guiltily slid the flag into the recycling bin instead of taping it up. The meaning had changes; or let's say it changed back. In the first day or two the flags were plastered everywhere, seeing them was heartening because they indicated that we're all in this sorrow together. The flags were purely emotional. Once we went to war, once the president announced that we were going to retaliate against the 'evildoers,' then the flag again represented what it usually represents, the government. I think that's when the flags started making me nervous." You may see the flag and think unity, independence, and freedom. However, America doesn't have absolute freedom. Even the meaning of a major national symbol could be tarnished for the way of the government. So exactly how accurate are words coming from the government? "All men are created equal" Think again.