Word of the day

1. n. abuse, discrimination, or exploitation based on rank
2. n. abusive, discriminatory, or exploitative behavior towards people who have less power because of their lower rank in a particular hierarchy

So: rankism stinks? It does if you ask me. And certainly if you ask the people from Breaking Ranks.

Do they get your support?

Comments

[Andrea Weckerle]

This is great; I hadn't heard of the group before. I see you've quite
the social activist :-)

[Elisa]

Thanks for the shout out!

We actually just started a non-profity: World Without Rankism. We're still struggling with what our agenda is, though. I'm trying to figure out how to use the publishing power of the web to help people. I tried offering people wiki pages, and more recently I've been trying to set up a database (here: http://www.breakingranks.net/witness/index.php) to give people a place to tell their stories (and archive them for reference to use on other forums). Neither effort seems to be hitting the spot, though. We're still casting about for ideas, so all suggestions welcome!

[Sidney]

I think George Orwell was right:

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.
George Orwell.

;-(

[Serge Cornelus]

@ Andrea: You cannot imagine how much... :-)
@ Elisa: I am not sure if people are very keen on sharing stories with all the world which are probably personal and perhaps even painful. If you could could convince some well-known personalities to set the tone/example, perhaps? Of course: easier said than done...
@ Sidney: George Orwell was right, indeed!