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Why do we keep repeating this obviously false ideal when we make no progress towards making it true?
Because, by pushing the ideal we do make progress. It's easy to look at our current situation and bemoan the fact that we aren't there yet, and we still have progr ess to make. But, the truly false statement is "we make no progress towards making it true". Pick up a history book and spend some time critically reading. What happens today is a far cry from even 50 years ago,. Is it perfect? Not even close. But it is better. Throwing up our hands in defeat, because we aren't there yet, serves only to allow things to stagnate. We are pushing forward, but yes, progress is painfully slow. It always has been, and probably always will be. But, that doesn't mean we should stop pushing.
We could change it to "Nobody should be above the law" and it would be true without implying that the system is fine how it is right now.
Feels before realz. That’s how America works, especially with anything political.
And since everything is now political, “feels before realz” now applies to everything.
All ideals are false. The entire point of ideals is to strive to change the world to meet them.
And whether those efforts see fruition this year, this decade, or even in your lifetime, is beside the point. Ideals are a multigenerational project, with all the ups and downs that implies.