I think there is a difference between equality and equal outcomes. To me, it sounds like you're against equal outcomes, not equality. Equality means that your ethnicity, gender, and other factors do not inhibit you. For example, your work ethic and whether you naturally have a good singing voice ought to determine how popular you are as a singer and shouldn't have anything to do with being black. But in a racist society, it's possible a black person is "less marketable", and is therefore less successful, and that is inequality. Then there is structural inequality. Let's argue that racism has led to white people enjoying a higher income, so more white girls get vocal and music lessons during childhood due to their parents having access to more income. The little black girls never got the opportunity. Then there are the disadvantages born out of the stressors of poverty & a dysfunctional family and we can look at developmental psych to aid us here - this one can go pretty deep and negatively affect someone in a multitude of ways into adulthood. Even the neighborhood one grew up in can have effects (remember social disorganization theory? There is data backing this too). In my opinion, it is our duty to mitigate damage done to children and remove structural barriers (and increase social mobility). There is nothing wrong with public health, education, urban planning, and social welfare - these are the achievements of a modern society. But some rich business owners really detest that they have to pay for them, and it's difficult for me to care as I know this group can pay a little more in taxes and still live a luxurious lifestyle. I do have more sympathy for the middle class not wishing to pay for them - but they need to realize that these are the things that make our society nice and provides a safety net for them and their children. I hope this gives you something to think about.
I think there is a difference between equality and equal outcomes. To me, it sounds like you're against equal outcomes, not equality. Equality means that your ethnicity, gender, and other factors do not inhibit you. For example, your work ethic and whether you naturally have a good singing voice ought to determine how popular you are as a singer and shouldn't have anything to do with being black. But in a racist society, it's possible a black person is "less marketable", and is therefore less successful, and that is inequality. Then there is structural inequality. Let's argue that racism has led to white people enjoying a higher income, so more white girls get vocal and music lessons during childhood due to their parents having access to more income. The little black girls never got the opportunity. Then there are the disadvantages born out of the stressors of poverty & a dysfunctional family and we can look at developmental psych to aid us here - this one can go pretty deep and negatively affect someone in a multitude of ways into adulthood. Even the neighborhood one grew up in can have effects (remember social disorganization theory? There is data backing this too). In my opinion, it is our duty to mitigate damage done to children and remove structural barriers (and increase social mobility). There is nothing wrong with public health, education, urban planning, and social welfare - these are the achievements of a modern society. But some rich business owners really detest that they have to pay for them, and it's difficult for me to care as I know this group can pay a little more in taxes and still live a luxurious lifestyle. I do have more sympathy for the middle class not wishing to pay for them - but they need to realize that these are the things that make our society nice and provides a safety net for them and their children. I hope this gives you something to think about.