http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-10869722

"Fair" is one of those concepts that doesn't quite mean the same thing on either side of the Atlantic.

Agreed. I think most people who talk about fairness and equality are saying "don't fuck me before I've even started" rather than "we must both have the same outcome."

Maybe this common misunderstanding is a hangover from the fear of the red menace?