Is It a Cowardly Act to Walk Away or Free the Child?

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There's nothing that forceful in there aside from the initial shock and reaction of the kids when they see them. There's just this quiet walking away which is like fine if you don't want to be involved in this system but the system itself. It almost seems like it's not a genuine alternative or maybe you know and one reason that could be is it's just too much responsibility to destroy an entire city's happiness.

David and Tamler are pulled into Ursula K. Le Guin's "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas." Omelas is a truly happy city, except for one child who lives in abominable misery. Is that too high a moral cost? Why do some people walk away from the city? Why does no one help the child? Why does Le Guin make us create the city with her? Plus, we talk about our listener meetup in Vancouver, and a new edition of [dramatic music] GUILTY CONFESSIONS. Note: if this episode strikes you as too puritanical, then please add an orgy.

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