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So, exactly what parallels do you see between the world today and Harrison Bergeron? This story is constantly misinterpreted by libertarian types. Vonnegut hims

• WorldMaker 7y ago
  It reminds me of how many memes right now are going around trying to get people to recall the difference between "equity" and "equality". That story is a fascinatingly absurd version of those sorts of memes, and the reasons it can be so easily misinterpreted coincide directly with why those memes seem to be circulating again in today's political climate.