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===== 4. Moral hierarchy already exists — naming it is not creating it =====

When people say you’re “creating a hierarchy,” they’re misrepresenting what’s happening.

MLK did not pretend all positions were equally valid. He differentiated clearly between:
* those resisting injustice,
* and those maintaining it.

That’s not hierarchy based on identity—it’s distinction based on behavior.

You’re doing the same thing.

You’re not saying you are superior.
You’re saying harm is wrong, and refusing to address it is morally inferior to confronting it.

That’s not ego. That’s ethics.

And MLK was unapologetic about that distinction.