Inequality In Kurt Vonnegut's Harrison Bergeron

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In the short story “Harrison Bergeron” written by Kurt Vonnegut the message conveyed is that equality would not be equal at all. Vonnegut writes how those who had greater thinking capabilities “had a little mental handicap radio” (Vonnegut). These radios transmit sounds that are many times painful to those wearing the device to keep them from having long term thoughts. Doing so prevents smart people from using their brains which are given to them by chance, not a choice, essentially controlling people’s thoughts. Inequality comes in the form of pain here, why do only smart people have to be punished in this way? Unfortunately, those with exceptional athletic abilities “were burdened with sashweights and bags of birdshot” (Vonnegut 1). Who sets
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