[–] Apathy 3 points 0 points 3 points (+3|-3) ago
And how exactly do you remove the barrier when the barrier is a low IQ (different races have different IQ's), ambition, and capability (see men vs women). You can't make people smarter. You can't make them less violent (without castrating them or drugging them, but that's a whole different issue) and you can't force them to become more motivated/inventive/creative. So although the analogy is nice, there are certain barriers that you can't remove.
Moving on to the equality and equity part. Why help others? Because it's nice? Because we should? Okay, but guess what, this is a zero sum game. Meaning that when we pay to help others, we are taking from people who don't require help. Why should person B and C get aid, while person A has to pay for it? How is that fair? How is that "equal"?
True equality would mean everyone gets the same aid, the same privileges, the same everything regardless of gender or race. Unfortunately this will never happen, because we live in a society where we have bullshit like affirmative action trying to make some people more equal than others.
[–] Troll 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
What if the barrier is not a systemic one, as in an oppressive regime, but a biological one, as in different levels of testosterone? Are we supposed to remove weights heavier than 50lbs from the gyms because most women can't lift those?