tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post3138544329861850698..comments2024-03-19T08:42:45.690-04:00Comments on The Delaware Libertarian: And only for pandora . . . or anyone else with a conscience . . .Steven H. Newtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-29664230842964328692012-04-16T09:09:28.443-04:002012-04-16T09:09:28.443-04:00Oh, wow. Just finished "The Ones Who Walk Aw...Oh, wow. Just finished "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." Oh, wow.<br /><br />Initial thoughts - god, I have so many. Can society flourish without the poor, the handicapped, the suffering (the forgotten child)? <br /><br />Is Omelas truly a happy place? Can you recognize happiness without experiencing sorrow? <br /><br />Is beauty/happiness real if it's only skin deep - Is it real if its very existence is based on ugliness?<br /><br />Do Omelas' adults accept the situation because it benefits their children - and their children are their first, and only, priority?<br /><br />What is the forgotten child worth? Everything - because the child's existence guarantees Omelas' existence? Nothing - in the terms of humanity?<br /><br />Yeah, I would be one of the ones who walked away - mainly because everything built upon that child is a lie.pandorahttp://delawareliberal.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-86707090680560988362012-04-16T08:39:47.298-04:002012-04-16T08:39:47.298-04:00Because, unlike my students, you will actually do ...Because, unlike my students, you will actually do it.<br /><br />Hopefully because you know that I will only steer you to good things.Steven H. Newtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09097470960863103473noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7893272060787897238.post-90710580433865564492012-04-16T08:35:29.492-04:002012-04-16T08:35:29.492-04:00Why do you always assign me homework? ;-)
I'...Why do you always assign me homework? ;-)<br /><br />I'm reading now...pandorahttp://delawareliberal.netnoreply@blogger.com