In yet another nod to the protection of fledgling self-esteem, an Ottawa children’s soccer league has introduced a rule that says any team that wins a game by more than five points will lose by default. [More]Time was, "Harrison Bergeron" was considered absurd exaggeration to make a point.
What kind of twisted bastard would do this to a child? What kind of loser parent would allow their child to remain under this sick influence? What kind of society would promote this as a policy and expect to survive?
What other species teaches its young to fail?
And how does it serve the ends of those engineering it?