Freedom, would it survive with the abolition of social inequalities?

• Author: Anila Kashnjeti
• Position: University of Tirana, Faculty of Social Sciences
• Pages: 75-79

75

Vol. 3 No. 2

September, 2017

Balkan Journal of Interdisciplinary Research

IIPCCL Publishing, Graz-Austria

ISSN 2410-759X

Acces online at www.iipccl.org

Freedom, would it survive with the abolition of social inequalities?

AnilaKashnjeti

University of Tirana, Faculty of Social Sciences

Abstract

FreedomandequalityhaveconstantlybeentwoofthemainpoliticalgoalsofourtimeIn

theFrench Revolutionbegantocomeonlyafewyearsaerthe AmericanRevolution had

takenplace Despitetheterrorthatfollowedand itsend thisrevolution isan embodiment

ofthehumanlegitimateeortsforfreedomandequalityTherehavebeenrumoursthathave

beensofewthattheyhaveneverrepresentedanyrealobstaclesinthegreatwayofdeveloping

ourthoughtandhopeforfreedomandequalityButwoulditbecorrecttosaythatourpolitical

idealsnevercomeintoconictwitheachother

Keywords: Freedom, equality , inequality, American Revolution, French Revolution.

Introduction

Throughouthistoryofmankindinequalityhasbeenthemainaentionofpolitical

conictsofourtimeContemporaryhistorywhichbeginswiththeFrenchRevolution

ofisahistoryfullofrevoltsagainstprivilegesandpowerEvensocialismand

communism have done nothing else than persisting consistently against inequalities.

Themainpurposeofallthesemovementshasbeennottoletthewealthandpowerto

bethemonopolyofonlyafewpeopleThehumansocietyhasachievedgreatvictories

ghtingagainstsomeinjusticeswhichforaverylongtimeareconsideredasnormal

such as the proclamation of rights of people in colour for having equal rights as

thewhitepeoplebecauseweshouldnotforgetthathavebeenevenwisemindsthat

have considered the violation of their rights as normal. For many centuries, slavery

isconsiderednaturalandmenhavecalleditsomethingnormalandfairInourdays

womenreasonablystillght to win the freedom and theirrightsmeanwhilefor

hundredsofyearssheisconsidered fromthelowerclassesofsociety totheupper

onesasapersonwithoutasinglecitizenright

Obviouslyweshouldaccept thatinourdaysinequalities arenot asremarkable as

theywereinthepastThearistocracyalmostdoesntexistanymorethestandardof

livingis much higherthanit hasbeenespecially in developedcountries If inthe

pasttherighttovote wasaprivilege ofonly afewpeoplenowthisis auniversal

rightWecanevensaythattodaythedierencesbetweenracesaremoremoderated

thanbeforeAslongaseveninourdaysthewellbeingofhumansdependsontheir

economic, political and social status, this means that this is still an actual subject and

averyimportantoneasweallknowthatthesepositionsareunfairlydeterminedin

the major part of human society.

Weshouldacceptthatusuallyourfreedomisdenedbytheseinequalitieswhichare

oldastheworlditselfbecausedependingonthepositionwehaveinsocietydepends

our degreeof freedom. Usually the inequality is created at the expense of someone