Michelle’s Comments (group member since Dec 16, 2013)

Michelle’s comments from the On Tyrants & Tributes : Real World Lessons From The Hunger Games group.

I've thought the same thing. :)
Andre wrote: "I really want to be able to "like" comments. Not just this one but for a lot of what is being discussed in this group."

I am a homeschool mom with a BS in Business Administration. My son and I are taking this course together as a homeschool project. It is our first Learn Liberty course.

Over the past few years I've begun a slow course of reading and study to self-educate, to learn to think, to familiarize myself with ideas I've not thought much about before, to think through my own opinions of these ideas, and to learn to communicate about them. I think this will be a lifelong project.

Brandon wrote: "There is so many aspects from the first movie I can see on how it reflects our society today. Most of the comments here I can agree on. There is some really great ones. The increase of security in ..."

You mentioned something very interesting that I hadn't tought of -- genetic engineering. A very relevant topic for today, in my opinion. Genetic engineering is another way for man to play god.

I think that the most revelant themes have already been mentioned, namely security and (vs.) privacy. I'd like to mention another: the corruption of those in power. Is it possible for those at the top to be free from corruption? It it possible for them to rise to their position(s) untarnished by it? Quite a dilemma, as someone naturally must assume the roles of power, lest there be a vacuum (chaos).