True equality is the end of double standards

There is no doubt that inequality is at the root of most of the suffering that takes place in the world, but this inequality extends far beyond income and opportunity. In fact, the surface inequality that we see throughout civilization is merely the result of double standards that have been progressively handed down over many generations.

A double standard is basically the idea that different people are subject to different rules and expectations based on their class position, race, sex or social status. This idea becomes more complicated when you throw “proxies” into the mix. A “proxy” is basically a group or organization that accepts blame and responsibility for the actions of individual people. Governments and corporations are the most obvious and oppressive examples of this phenomenon in our society.

When people do something on behalf of the government or a corporation they are almost never held accountable for their actions, this is one of the primary purposes of governments and corporations to begin with. These proxies legitimize the unethical actions of individual people and shield them from any legal consequences.

The double standards created by governments and corporations are at the very root of human suffering and environmental destruction. We have come to the understanding as a species that murder, theft, kidnaping, and other forms of violence are completely unacceptable human behaviors.

Unfortunately, this is where the double standards come in, because the aforementioned violent acts are excused if they are carried out by agents of the State or the corporate establishment. This is why none of the people who were responsible for the financial collapse or the murder of civilians in Iraq have been brought to justice. Murder is seen as justified if it takes place on a battlefield; theft is seen as charity if it takes place at the hands of an IRS agent; and kidnapping is seen as justice if the police are locking up a nonviolent offender.

This is the insane world that we have found ourselves in: a world of subjective law and subjective morality where the most heinous atrocities are given a pass if they are ordered or allowed by someone in “authority”. Gang members and serial killers account for a very tiny percentage of the violence that takes place on the entire planet, as these people are forced to do their deeds in secret and they are subject to the consequences of law. On the other hand, State-sponsored thieves and murderers like the IRS, the army, or the police are cloaked by the false legitimacy that is created by the proxy of government. Corporations work very much the same way thanks to a little-known legal loophole called “corporate personhood”. This is why when the CEOs at Exxon make decisions that bury tropical islands in crude oil, or the CEOs at Goldman Sachs make decisions that cause millions to be homeless, no one is held personally accountable like they would be if they were your average citizen.

Average citizens are under constant scrutiny and are constantly 10 steps behind the tiny few who are given a license to murder, cheat, and steal. This is why there is so much inequality and violence in the world, because some people are allowed to cheat, steal, and commit violence without consequence. It really is that simple. Holding every human being on this Earth to the same standard is the only way that we are going to correct the imbalance that has plagued our civilization for many generations.

J.G. Vibes – is an author, and artist – with an established record label. In addition to featuring a wide variety of activist information, his website – Good Vibes Promotions hosts electronic dance music events. You can keep up with him and his forthcoming book Alchemy Of the Modern Renaissance, at his Facebook page.