John Rawls’ theory of justice doesn’t depend on intuition to determine what is right. The modern American philosopher assumes that, given a fair procedure for reaching a decision, rational people would agree to give each other equal amounts of liberty-as much freedom as possible.
But differences in status, power, wealth, and intelligence give some privileged members of society unequal clout when the moral ground rules of society are hammered out. As both Stuart Hall and Cheris Kramarae suggested, the "oughts" of life get crafted to serve the vested interests of those who represent the dominant ideology