Comment by bryanlarsen
18 hours ago
Magna Carta didn't make us a just society, it was the start of making us a just society.
Being a just society is not a boolean. We never got 100% there. Nor is it along a single dimension -- you could argue we were more just 50 years ago, as long as you were white.
> could argue we were more just 50 years ago, as long as you were white
Well that is certainly one take. I really don't see how you can argue that position in good faith but I won't spend energy to refute it since you didn't actually argue it at all beyond making the supposition.
> you could argue we were more just 50 years ago, as long as you were white.
"Just" can't mean "in my favor" unless your also say that monarchy was very just, for the king.
Justice includes equality before the law. Without equality there can't be justice.