# Equality of opportunity does not lead to equality of results

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**Created:** [December 19, 2019, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equality-of-opportunity-does-not-lead-to-equality-of-results/845088 "2019-12-19T15:59:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [December 19, 2019, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/equality-of-opportunity-does-not-lead-to-equality-of-results/845088/7 "2019-12-19T16:40:28Z")

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> [@HMS\_Irruncible](#):
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> _sigh_ liberals never say anything about equal results. This is a time-worn conservative strawman argument. Just because you think you have a new spin on it doesn’t make it any less of a strawman.

It’s not a straw man at all. Look at some of the quotes in the other thread:

> [@Do you think Trump will win in 2020?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-think-trump-will-win-in-2020/835728/786):
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> equality of opportunity and equality of results ARE THE SAME THING. If we’re not achieving the latter, we didn’t achieve the former, either.

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