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Harrison Bergeron
National Review ^
| November 16, 1965
| Kurt Vonnegut
Posted on 07/17/2011 1:54:10 PM PDT by EveningStar
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This was originally published in October 1961 in
The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.
There have been several adaptations, the most recent being 2081, which you can watch on YouTube:
Part 1
Part 2
To: Borges; DollyCali; Perdogg; KevinDavis; Slings and Arrows
To: EveningStar
Tammy Bruce plays the Handicapper General.
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posted on
07/17/2011 2:01:14 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: cripplecreek
To: EveningStar
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posted on
07/17/2011 2:03:56 PM PDT
by
unkus
(Silence Is Consent)
To: EveningStar
How devastatingly depressing! It’s like the brother of 1984.
I couldn’t help but envision Janet Incompitano when reading about the Handicapper General.
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posted on
07/17/2011 2:17:57 PM PDT
by
WXRGina
To: EveningStar
One of my favorite Sci-Fi short stories.
Dumbing down to the lowest common denominator.
All men made equal by destroying greatness.
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posted on
07/17/2011 2:20:51 PM PDT
by
dadgum
(Overjoyed to be a Pariah)
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posted on
07/17/2011 2:21:21 PM PDT
by
Fred Hayek
(FUBO, the No Talent Pop Star pResident.)
To: WXRGina
“You should forget sad things. I always do.”
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posted on
07/17/2011 2:27:52 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
To: EveningStar
I read this short story in sixth grade as part of the Ginn reading series my elementary school used. I know it helped in my development as a conservative (which was probably not the outcome Vonnegut wanted from the story).
To: EveningStar
I do a huge unit on this story/movie every year. And every year, kids who think they want everything to be fair and equal at the beginning end up with their jaws on the ground when they see what fair and equal actually looks like.
To: EveningStar
Let us not forget 1972's very odd PBS version: "Between Time And Timbuktu" (a compilation of Vonnegut stories strung together), which featured the comic duo Bob and Ray, who stole the show.
Harrison Bergeron snippet here
Full version of "Between Time And Timbuktu"
Watch it just for Bob (who plays news anchor "Walter Gesundheit") and Ray (ex-astronaut "Bud Williams Jr").
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posted on
07/17/2011 2:47:52 PM PDT
by
Mongeaux
(''I would sooner be governed by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phone directory," W.F. Buckley)
To: cripplecreek
AH! You got me there! :-) :-)
Then, I turned around and watched the filmette he linked from You Tube. GADS!
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posted on
07/17/2011 2:51:54 PM PDT
by
WXRGina
To: Mongeaux
I saw this when it was first telecast. :)
To: EveningStar
LOL! So did I, that’s why I remember it. I was psyched to find the full version up on the Internet.
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posted on
07/17/2011 3:05:54 PM PDT
by
Mongeaux
(''I would sooner be governed by the first 2,000 names in the Boston phone directory," W.F. Buckley)
To: Mongeaux
I can’t help but think of T ball.
Nobody can win and make someone else feel like a loser.
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posted on
07/17/2011 3:40:19 PM PDT
by
cripplecreek
(Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
Years ago, there was a made for TV adaptation of this story starring Sean Astin (Samwise Gamgee from LotR). Unfortunately, it was created in 1995 and according to Amazon, there's no DVD available (thought you can order the long out of production VHS version for rather stiff prices.
A similar distopian story was written by Ira Levin (Rosemary's Baby) titled "This Perfect Day."
Mark
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posted on
07/17/2011 5:06:35 PM PDT
by
MarkL
(Do I really look like a guy with a plan?)
To: SoftballMominVA
I do a huge unit on this story/movie every year. And every year, kids who think they want everything to be fair and equal at the beginning end up with their jaws on the ground when they see what fair and equal actually looks like. What a most excellent thing to teach in such a creative and impactful way to kids. I raise a piece of Rearden Metal in your general direction!
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posted on
07/17/2011 5:40:46 PM PDT
by
Talisker
(History will show the Illuminati won the ultimate Darwin Award.)
To: dadgum
“One of my favorite Sci-Fi short stories.”
Ditto.
I remember reading “Harrison Bergeron” when I was about 13. The story must have just come out. At any rate, it’s the first thing I ever read that really made me think, and I’ve never forgotten it. If anyone here hasn’t read Vonnegut’s short story collection “Welcome to the Monkey House” recently, I highly recommend it
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posted on
07/17/2011 9:20:23 PM PDT
by
catnipman
(Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called a racist one more time!)
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10/22/2011 3:35:00 AM PDT
by
listenhillary
(Look your representatives in the eye and ask if they intend to pay off the debt. They will look away)
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