1 00:02:42,170 --> 00:02:43,469 I’m Jake Klein. 2 00:02:39,989 --> 00:02:42,170 places, and tear society apart. 3 00:02:34,739 --> 00:02:39,989 If the call for equality is taken to its logical conclusion, that encroachment can go to horrifying 4 00:02:30,020 --> 00:02:34,739 And its siren song cannot be satisfied without encroaching on justice and freedom. 5 00:02:28,960 --> 00:02:30,020 philosophy.” 6 00:02:23,409 --> 00:02:28,959 equal and prosperous era in history, “affluence is fertile ground for the spread of equalitarian 7 00:02:19,019 --> 00:02:23,409 Marxist academics, and countless more, show that Nisbet was right: In perhaps the most 8 00:02:09,569 --> 00:02:13,469 Those who have made income equality or other forms of equality of result their rallying 9 00:02:13,469 --> 00:02:19,019 call, such as Bernie Sanders, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Robert Reich, the Institute for Policy Studies, 10 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:09,560 Freedom upsets the desired pattern of distribution, and enforced equality destroys freedom. 11 00:01:59,440 --> 00:02:04,160 If it is to be taken away to enforce equality, justice must be violated. 12 00:01:54,010 --> 00:01:57,640 Society is no longer equal, but has anything unjust happened? 13 00:01:57,640 --> 00:01:59,440 Is Chamberlain entitled to his money? 14 00:01:49,140 --> 00:01:54,010 Now Chamberlain has $250,000, while the fans have nowhere near that much. 15 00:01:44,500 --> 00:01:49,140 season, one million fans turn up and pay 25 cents each, enjoying the game thoroughly. 16 00:01:39,790 --> 00:01:44,500 In his contract, Chamberlain gets 25 cents per viewer per game - over the course of the 17 00:01:38,790 --> 00:01:39,790 Chamberlain. 18 00:01:33,900 --> 00:01:38,780 But they also really love basketball, particularly Nozick’s favorite 1960’s star player Wilt 19 00:01:30,980 --> 00:01:33,900 Imagine everyone in society did have equal wealth. 20 00:01:28,820 --> 00:01:30,980 destroys freedom and justice. 21 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:28,820 Philosopher Robert Nozick used a thought experiment to illustrate why equality of result necessarily 22 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:23,600 And even if it were possible, it would come at great cost. 23 00:01:17,030 --> 00:01:20,600 that it’s functioning is likely outside the realm of possibility. 24 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:17,030 – that’s is, persistent, authoritarian, centralized social engineering so complex 25 00:01:06,430 --> 00:01:11,760 would provide “almost unlimited potentialities for continuous onslaught against institutions” 26 00:01:02,489 --> 00:01:06,430 humanity’s state of nature, where we all have differences in abilities and interests– 27 00:00:57,949 --> 00:01:02,489 Nisbet recognized that attempting to institute equality of result – a condition far outside 28 00:00:55,750 --> 00:00:57,949 amount of the products of society. 29 00:00:50,420 --> 00:00:55,750 possible and desirable -- but rather equality of result, where each person enjoys an equal 30 00:00:45,820 --> 00:00:50,420 of equal value and does not arbitrarily restrict opportunity -- something he believed to be 31 00:00:40,760 --> 00:00:45,820 Nisbet refers not to equality of opportunity, where society treats each person as inherently 32 00:00:29,720 --> 00:00:34,300 He observed that when equality becomes society’s overriding goal, it’s impossible for people 33 00:00:35,469 --> 00:00:40,760 Worse, the more equal a society becomes, the more people fight over perceived inequality. 34 00:00:26,120 --> 00:00:29,720 This is a problem sociologist Robert Nisbet warned about. 35 00:00:34,300 --> 00:00:35,469 to get enough of it. 36 00:00:25,500 --> 00:00:26,120 it? 37 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:18,920 And many already feel they have enough freedom in our society. 38 00:00:21,580 --> 00:00:25,500 But can we imagine a world in which people seeking equality feel they have enough of 39 00:00:18,920 --> 00:00:21,580 Some even invite the government to reduce it. 40 00:00:11,050 --> 00:00:15,840 and no one’s persons or property is violated except in the defense of others. 41 00:02:43,469 --> 00:02:47,569 If you liked this video, watch our video on how communism will always be violent. 42 00:00:06,690 --> 00:00:11,050 It’s easy to imagine a system where the courts work, the judges and police are fair, 43 00:00:00,320 --> 00:00:05,120 Is it possible to achieve a society in which people who seek freedom and justice eventually 44 00:00:05,130 --> 00:00:06,690 feel they’ve obtained enough of it? 45 00:02:47,569 --> 00:02:48,780 Thanks for watching!