All men don’t mean only the men folks. It is a euphemism for “humanity”. You may not agree, but that’s the fact, all people are not equal. If you don’t agree with me, ask the people – of different color, caste, religions, rich and poor, educated and uneducated, dirty and clean, men and women. Now, George Orwell said it right in his novel Animal Farm – all animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others. He cleverly depicts the hypocrisy of governments that proclaim the absolute equality of their citizens but give power and privileges to a small elite. First a reality check. Many years ago real bits and pieces of information came through emails I had received from a childhood friend of our younger daughter who was in Kenya during 2005 and 2006. As a young woman full of energy and idealistic drive she had gone to provide health care support in remote Kenya being based…
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