Appiah's-Does Everybody Matter?

After beginning to read Appiah's book I question many of the ideas behind what he writes. While I understand what he says and means about trying to universalize the world around a common theory, I believe that we as human beings are not able to escape the inevitable that within our own societies and beliefs we tend to learn behaviors that steer the way we percieve everything about the world. I personally want to believe that everybody does matter and that we should be accepting or even just understanding of others it is a very difficult thing to do. Appiah says that thick concepts are harder to understand when it comes to differing societies and I agree. In the instance of America's corporate supply chain there is a secret code of money first humanity last. Large companies have so many obligations to stake holders and investors when it comes to money that it has become the driving force of America. The question of who can make the most the fastest has resulted in a lack of concern on the other aspects of business, including the lives and safety of consumers and employees, quality of products and service, and disregard for the environment. I believe that everybody should matter but reality is reality. There is no real equality in America only the belief and practice of separate but equal.