I'm trying to understand the requirements of the parent comment.

I'm not trying to be disingenuous.

Equality means a lot of things to a lot of people. Equality of outcome, and equality of opportunities are very distinct, and nuanced, and well-defined things.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality_of_outcome

Vs

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equal_opportunity

Trying to understand what equal footing means, is helpful for me to understand the parent posters position. I don't want to be stuck in ambiguity, when I'm genuinely trying to understand people.