Ever since the idea of "Political Correctness" became stylish, I've
warned that it was just the beginning. Such manipulation only
leads to an increasing loss of individual freedom. It's a stealthy
process that takes over the political organism the way a cancer
takes over a physical one. The end result of such a "politically
correct" process is clearly illustrated in Harrison Bergeron. The
plot is simple, yet chilling in its display of cavalier inhumanity.
Watch the movie for its unhidden message; enjoy it for its plot and
turn of (tragic) events, but above all, learn from it ideologies such
as political correctness and its first cousin, affirmative action, are
inhumane at their foundation, insidious in their progression, and
decidedly real in their ultimate danger.
warned that it was just the beginning. Such manipulation only
leads to an increasing loss of individual freedom. It's a stealthy
process that takes over the political organism the way a cancer
takes over a physical one. The end result of such a "politically
correct" process is clearly illustrated in Harrison Bergeron. The
plot is simple, yet chilling in its display of cavalier inhumanity.
Watch the movie for its unhidden message; enjoy it for its plot and
turn of (tragic) events, but above all, learn from it ideologies such
as political correctness and its first cousin, affirmative action, are
inhumane at their foundation, insidious in their progression, and
decidedly real in their ultimate danger.