Harrison Bergeron is a movie that illustrates something most people don't realize. People are ignorantly happy entertained and their lives controlled for their "safety." Transgressions against our freedom for better protection against ourselves are consistently voted in. The Bill of Rights has torn apart by democracy and "for the children." In the movie, victimless crimes deserved capital punishment... for the protection of the people.
The Romans managed a large populace not with armies but with bread and circuses. The people were fed and entertained. Today we have Welfare and TV. Harrison was in control of the all powerful Television... and the minds of the viewers. The average person prefers reruns of "Seinfield" over the Opera. "Wag the Dog" was a perfect example of political control through stimuli and news. Wag the Dog is today, Harrison Bergeron may be tomorrow.
"Nostalgia by proxy."
The Romans managed a large populace not with armies but with bread and circuses. The people were fed and entertained. Today we have Welfare and TV. Harrison was in control of the all powerful Television... and the minds of the viewers. The average person prefers reruns of "Seinfield" over the Opera. "Wag the Dog" was a perfect example of political control through stimuli and news. Wag the Dog is today, Harrison Bergeron may be tomorrow.
"Nostalgia by proxy."