How does Kurt Vonnegut's "Harrison Bergeron" support the idea that equality is not always fair?

Michael Del Muro

"" uses the word "equality" ironically. Many political groups over
the years have attempted to use this story as a way to criticize the implementation of policies
that attempted to make American society more "equal" (Civil Rights Acts, affirmative
action). However, these policies only attempt to raise the rights of minority groups and to make
public institutions more accessible.

In "Harrison Bergeron,"
equality means lowering all of society to a lowest-common...

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