The Incomplete Cynic

“If some people had wings and others didn’t, and the government wanted to enforce “fairness,” soon no one would have wings. Wings cannot be redistributed, they can only be broken. Likewise, a government edict cannot make people smarter or more capable, but it can impede the growth of those with the potential. Wouldn’t it be fair if, in the name of equality, we scar the beautiful, cripple the athletes, lobotomize the scientists, blind the artists, and sever the hands of the musicians? Why not?”

Oleg Atbashian (via billyengland)

Harrison Bergeron, anyone?

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    vonnegut’s harrison bergeron.
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    I thought of Harrison Bergeron too! Which, by the way, I think is one of the most incredible satires. (Satire? Is that...
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    Harrison Bergeron, anyone?
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