In college, I read a short story titled “Harrison Bergeron.”....That piece was eye-opening for me, and pushed me to think about the world, particularly government policies, in a different way. In the piece, Vonnegut takes readers to the year 2081. In the story, the U.S. Constitution has been amended so that citizens are “fully equal.” That is, no one is allowed to be more attractive, smarter, or able-bodied than anyone else. These laws, enforced by the “Hanidcapper General,” require citizens to endure a variety of impediments so as to level the playing field. Those who are above average intelligence have radios in their heads to distract them with loud noise. Heavy weights adorn those with strength. Those who are aesthetically pleasing wear bags over their heads.......
Everywhere you turn, people speak of “unfair advantage.” ......This mentality came into the spotlight last year when Adam Swift, a professor at the University of Warwick in England stated that parents who read bedtime stories to their children though think of how they are, “unfairly disadvantaging other people’s children.” Though he stated one could make the case for reading to one’s child on the basis of forming “familial relationships,” he stated the same could not be said for things like private education and suggested such institutions could be abolished. Likening back to philosophers like Plato, Swift goes so far as to suggest “simply abolishing the family...[because] there would be a more level playing field.”....
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My Take - If anything highlights how insane leftists are this is it!
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