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    It is not the case that Relational equality is threatened when individuals in a relationship have significantly different power over how they interact with and relate to one another.

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    • 1.Some power asymmetries in relationships are constitutive of their value, not destructive of equality (e.g., parent-child, teacher-student).
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    • 2.Relational equality requires non-domination and reciprocal recognition, not the elimination of all differential power.
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    • 3.Anderson's democratic equality demands that people not be oppressed, not that power be perfectly symmetric across all relationships.
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    • 1.Pettit's republicanism holds that freedom requires non-domination, which is compatible with power differentials that are properly constrained and accountable.
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    • 2.A relationship can preserve relational equality if subordinate parties retain meaningful exit options and procedural recourse, regardless of power asymmetry.
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    • 1.Relational equality requires the absence of subjection in a relationship.
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    • 2.Subjection occurs when individuals have significantly different power over how they interact with and relate to one another.
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