“Life isn’t Fair” is not an excuse to give up

I tell my kids that life isn’t always fair but we make the choice everyday whether to work towards making it more fair or making it less fair. Let’s choose to make it more fair.

In response to: Sometimes when injustice is pointed out, people say, “Well, life isn’t fair. That’s just the way it is.”

Background: Often, conservatives use the statement “life isn’t fair” as an excuse not to help people and worse, as an excuse to make things less fair by taking advantage of the disadvantaged. It is not an acceptable excuse.