Friday, March 27, 2015

Harrison Bergeron and Communism

Harrison Bergeron is a story of a parody of communism. Story depicts a society that has all members restricted so they can be equal. The smart are taught not to think. The strong are giving weights to limit them and the beautiful wear mask. 

Full text : http://archive.org/stream/HarrisonBergeron/Harrison%20Bergeron_djvu.txt

This passage created a great thoughts in my mind. Why is communism depicted in society as absolute equals? 

Maybe the depiction of communism is what it is because of fear. Fear that capitalism will be destroyed and maybe it should be. 
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  1. Sebasg8March 29, 2015 at 3:30 PM

    I think that, the story is showing us the results of a communism that has been ''twisted''. It is no longer communism since no one is free.

    In my opinion, communism is a really good idea (in theory) because it applies absolut equality to the society, which means no more poverty in the world, everyone has the same and they have equal opportunities. But, since communism has been used in a negative way, we've seen the results it has, totalitarianism, poverty, misery, etc. We can also say the same about capitalism, it creates equal opportunities for people to work and invest in order to grow. But a capitalism used negatively, will have a bad impact on society.

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