"Isn't this the moral of the (IMO) very conservative "The Incredibles"?
When everyone becomes special then no one is."
I was thinking the exact same thing when I read this. That is what communism is all about - except the "pigs will be more equal."
Absolutely LOVED "The Incredibles" and so do my kids. My 6yr-old has commented on that line when Syndrome says that once everyone is special, than no one will be. He said it did not make any sense, but I have tried to explain to him that it makes perfect sense.
I told my six year old that if she was the best dancer in her Polish Dance troop, would it make her feel good to have everyone rewarded? Wouldn't it be better that she was the only one given an award?
Last year, my girls were the only ones who showed up at every extra-curricular activity of this troop. It is not easy to drive into the inner city of Detroit for a few of these events. Yet, both girls had strep so missed two of the regular classes.
All the children got attendance metals but mine. My older daughter was very sad but I told her that this year, we will not miss a day. It made her strive to be better.
There was a Simpsons episoded about that several years ago. Lisa was taking dance classes, but she was really bad, so the teacher didn't put her in any big recital numbers. When she asked the teacher to put her in anyway, the teacher said, "I can't do that, because that would mean you're getting rewarded whether you're good or bad, and that's called Communism."