Like I'm pretty sure the conclusion I had was "oh haha I see your point mr. Vonnegut, too much equality can indeed be a bad thing!"
And I definitely don't remember my teacher suggesting anything about it being viewable as satire of red scare paranoia either
"I have a. Idea, has anyone here read Flowers for Algernon?"
"You mean that story with the kid who's all covered in chains and in the end the kill him with a shotgun?"
"That's Harrison Bergeron."
"It's Hollywood Squares!"
"That's TOM Bergeron!"
"Brother of Menelaus!"
"THATS AGAMEMNON!"