This was actually a fantastic short story, not so much for the quality of the story, but for the message that Vonnegut was trying to get across. Basically, he's arguing that we can't ever make everyone equal in every way, and that everyone should thrive on their personal talents and abilities. That being said, the ending does seem like he never quite expected to have to end the story, the entirety of the message comes across in the description of the setting.
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- Comment on 2081 (2008-09-02 13:02:01)
This was actually a fantastic short story, not so much for the quality of the story, but for the message that Vonnegut was trying to get across. Basically, he's arguing that we can't ever make everyone equal in every way, and that everyone should thrive on their personal talents and abilities. That being said, the ending does seem like he never quite expected to have to end the story, the entirety of the message comes across in the description of the setting. - Comment on Marjuana - my anti-drug (2008-08-30 10:36:49)
You recall US Drug Policy brainwash propaganda. That's the joke, Marijuana should not be a banned substance. - Comment on The War on Eco-Terror (2008-07-31 16:31:17)
oh also, the reason it's called frankenfood is because you and people like you don't understand what it is. Just because you don't understand something doesn't mean your wild guesses are the truth. - Comment on The War on Eco-Terror (2008-07-31 16:28:56)
I suppose you're right, clearly your wild assertions and conspiracy theories are correct. Also, dyna-mole, I don't think you fully understand the rate at which the earth's population is increasing. To quote Nobel Prize winner Norman Borlag, "If we were to use existing farmland to grow organic food only, we could only feed 4 billion people, and I don't see 2.2 billion volunteers to disappear". The "green" movement uses propoganda and extreme rhetoric to confuse the uneducated. These are the people who can afford to make the choice telling those who can't what to do. The blood of the starved and malnourished is on your hands. Let's see how well the third world receives the idea that you are fighting the technology that could feed their children. - Comment on The War on Eco-Terror (2008-07-31 15:45:23)
@Evil Illuminati Good lord I hope you're joking. Random? Hardly, that would defeat the purpose, they're modifying them to achieve a purpose, not just because they CAN. Unsafe? In the united states, GE foods are regulated by the FDA, EPA, and the USDA, they are some of the most heavily regulated and tested foods on the market today. @Dyna-mole We can make food happen anywhere? really? one of the main purposes of GE foods is to increase yield per acre, and the other is to make crops resistant to natural factors which would make them otherwise ungrowable. In order to make your statement true, you would need to add "With the help of GE foods" - Comment on The War on Eco-Terror (2008-07-31 15:29:40)
Almost all of these pictures could accurately have "by muscling through constitutional rights". And besides that, adressing the second picture, the whole argument against GE foods is "we don't know, there MIGHT be an adverse effect". Meanwhile, third world citizens are dying due to lack of ANY food. Good game Greenpeace, good game. It's pretty easy to protest when YOU'RE not hungry. - Comment on life aquatica cast wallpaper (2008-07-02 02:36:58)
The best part is, that wasn't the name of the movie. It wasn't Life Aquatica, it was The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. - Comment on Wrinkly Dog Vs Fan (2008-06-04 11:30:39)
Anyone else reminded of that Maxell ad from way back when? The guy sitting in the chair getting blown back by the speaker? - Comment on Search Bar Pron (2008-06-01 03:48:36)
Also, you forgot zango. FREE videos, they're FREE. - Comment on Which would protect her health best? (2008-06-01 03:46:47)
Yeah, generally, drawing a gun on someone (whether or not they have an intent to harm you) should cause them to back off. If they continue towards you, then this person is probably not in the best mental state, and once you are SURE that they are coming at you (IE. you change course BACKWARDS and DRAWING A WEAPON, and they follow you), it's a pretty safe bet to take out a leg. - Comment on Did You Know (2008-05-30 10:15:22)
@Wisebrute Well, I was referring to most Islamic fundamentalist-dominated countries, and I suppose I'm only assuming that most people follow that doctrine and refrain from masturbation. I guess it's true what they say about assumption though. My point still stands if you remove masturbation from the list though. - Comment on Loud Crash at 3am - Which Do You Grab? (2008-05-30 10:07:46)
This looks suspiciously like another Oleg Volk picture, anyone know if it is? - Comment on Did You Know (2008-05-29 05:33:37)
Even if there was an actual works citation, it would still be bullshit, since there is no possible way that these statistics could have been gathered from a large enough sample to constitute the "average person". Furthermore, I'm pretty sure that in such countries where things like linen baskets, swimming pools, workmen, and masturbation are in extremely limited supply, all assessments become null and void. [FAILURE] - Comment on Secure Water Jug (2008-05-29 05:25:08)
Not to mention that even if it WAS locked, you could probably just pull the whole machine out of the bottom of the cage. - Comment on Absolut World (2008-05-07 16:05:42)
Absolut is Swedish btw, not Russian.