A human society that values equality benefits more than one that values hierarchy alone.

In order for a debate to be discussed about which is better for society, Hierarchy or equality, we have to understand what is society and its natural relation to the world. You see society is a construct of human beings working together to ensure a wellness and higher probability of survival as a whole. In order to achieve this higher rate of probability of survival along with a chance of society of succeeding in such a goal we should recognize the strengths and weaknesses of all those present in a society. so"ci"e"ty /səˈsīətē/ Noun 1. The aggregate of people living together in a more or less ordered community. 2. The community of people living in a particular region and having shared customs, laws, and organizations We should first understand human nature, and the differences between individual humans. In psychology we come to learn we are all born different in thought processes to how we behave. We cannot deny the scientific fact that great leaders are for the most part natural born, while there are others who rather have those lead for them. This is just one example of many of the great differences between individual humans. Now lets apply this to the bigger picture and view it from a group dynamic. If there are natural born leaders, and there are those who rather let others lead then we can conclude that at the primitive level of human society, a hierarchy is already set in place at natures disposition. Equality is a pretty concept made to eliminate the negative aspects of discrimination, but the problem is the majority of people tend to believe that all discrimination is negative, which is far from correct. dis"crim"i"na"tion /disˌkriməˈnāSHən/ Noun 1. The unjust or prejudicial treatment of different categories of people or things, esp. on the grounds of race, age, or sex. 2. Recognition and understanding of the difference between one thing and another. As we can see in the first definition, the negative connotations of the word is brought forth. Its the second definition that intrigues me though, to discriminate is to understand the difference between one thing and another. This a crucial fact to take into consideration when debating this subject, because as humans we are still part of nature, we are not robots designed to be the same or equal to each other. Humans come in different types and varieties, with different thought processes and natural skills that put some in advantageous positions over others whom lack in those specific skill departments. This doesn't imply that one individual is better than the next, this implies that nature has a calling for everyone. To go against nature is to go against the very fundamentals of what it consists to be a human which is damaging to the psyche. per"son"al"i"ty dis"or"der Noun A deeply ingrained and maladaptive pattern of behavior of a specified kind, typically manifest by adolescence and causing long-term illness. In a society that dogmatically insist we are all equal, and misinterpret the definition of discrimination comes extreme view points. These extreme view points insist that we all have an equal chance of striving for and becoming the same thing. This logically can't be true since a natural born leader who consistently polishes his leadership skills will always have an advantage of the non natural born leader who also works on polishing their leadership skills. Now if we were to give both of these individuals a fair chance of an equal election, the natural born leader by nature most likely will be elected. While the other one has pushed himself to become something he isn't, which can create a personality disorder in ones self when one becomes something that they aren't naturally adept at being. They start to identify with a self that isn't there, and this can be bad for society if we push everyone to be equal in everything, because we are holding those back in becoming the best they can be at what their naturally adept at being. We are also creating more personality disorders in the process of pursuing a society who practices equality. We cannot simply compare the successes of America who has only been around for a couple of hundreds of years or the failures of the dark ages which was only around for a few hundred years to powerful kingdoms that were around for hundreds of more years, even thousands. Look at the Chinese dynasties which lasted for thousands of years, or the roman empire which lasted for a thousand years. We can also look over at the Egyptian empires which lasted for thousands of years. What about the Vietnamese hong bang dynasty (2897 BCE " 258 BCE), or the Bulgarian dulo dynasty (2137 BC " 753 AD). Societies which were only around for a few hundred years can't compare to the successes of those that were around for thousands of more years. To be honest equality hasn't proved its successes,but when looking at the debt of which America has gotten itself in and the falling of its economy, we can already see its failures, while there have been hierarchies which survived for thousands of years and helped its species survive as a whole strongly. We need to stop being delusional and accept that people aren't equal, they are equal at being human but not equal in living in every different aspect at life. A natural born painter isn't going to be a better pianist then a natural born piano player, but the painter can present to society an art so aesthetically pleasing due to their adept gifts given by nature. We need a society that embraces the differences in human beings, embraces that there are those who can lead better than others and trust in those to do what they're born to do and that is to lead. In a true hierarchy society, the king is no better than the civilian because you need civilians to become a king. One needs the other to identify who they are, and treat those with respect that nature has honored them. A society based on equality is a society that will have all hope but no strength due to every doing what they aren't adept at doing because society says they should be doing it and have an equal chance of surviving. While a society with a strong hierarchy in place to lead them will appreciate those for their gifts, and let nature do its rightful job of guiding us to survive as a species.