"I say that the just is nothing other than the advantage of the stronger."
This phrase essentially slapped me in the jaw when I read it, merely because it seems to be very familiar. The world absolutely works this way. When I say "the world" I am referring to those who do not hold to the Christian faith. However, slowly this phrase has been seeping into the hearts of those who are within the church and it has changed them. Justice is only just for those who happen to look the way we want them too. Those who are sociable, creative, and attractive, physically and socially, are the only ones who now receive just action. So says the actions of the church. The others are written off and are labeled "bad people" who are "hard to deal with". There is no justice for those who are weak or appear to be so.
P.S. I commented on Kayleigh-Marie's post
I think you are on to something here. People are definitely more willing to help out someone who appears to be more visually appealing. Employers are always more ready to hire someone who is physically attractive. But society has always been this way. Only the strong survive, whatever that means.
ReplyDeleteI missed this in reading Thrasymachus's spill to Socrates. He does seem to say that just comes to those who appear to be "just." The world only knows what it can see, which is frightening in itself. It almost is left with no choice but to give to those who merely seem deserving.
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