tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044589671326360740.post1489298220569803429..comments2023-09-23T10:32:10.655-04:00Comments on Assorted Meanderings: The Greens: Agree with us or we'll kill you.The Jackhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15173903164209256926noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044589671326360740.post-30103926623759060802010-10-04T18:25:58.489-04:002010-10-04T18:25:58.489-04:00Yeah, JRR said the story wasn't a direct alleg...Yeah, JRR said the story wasn't a direct allegory for WW2, but it certainly dealt with Evil, its seduction, and the justifications people give in its name.The Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173903164209256926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044589671326360740.post-78536268390712220092010-10-04T15:20:24.287-04:002010-10-04T15:20:24.287-04:00Another chilling thing to read is in The Fellowshi...Another chilling thing to read is in The Fellowship of the Ring, when Saruman gives his justification for siding with Sauron. It boils down to "We have to run things for the little people, who don't know any better; and if we have to do a <i>little</i> evil along the way, well, that's just the price you pay for making sure Those Who Know Best are in charge. And by them I mean Me."Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044589671326360740.post-72209199405621636472010-10-02T15:58:20.763-04:002010-10-02T15:58:20.763-04:00H.G. Wells' political non fiction predictions ...H.G. Wells' political non fiction predictions are also rather chilling. <br /><br />I should reread the Space Trilogy. NICE... brrrr. You know the UK has a NICE now, they're in charge of healthcare rationing.<br /><br />It's like how Tocqueville predicted the rise of the redtape and beutoratict control. Tyranny through regulation.The Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15173903164209256926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5044589671326360740.post-58063858915557934252010-10-02T14:47:42.170-04:002010-10-02T14:47:42.170-04:00Re: Lewis, I maintain that the man was a prophet -...Re: Lewis, I maintain that the man was a prophet -- not in the Isaiah/Jeremiah/Ezekiel way, but in the Jules Verve/H.G. Wells way. He predicted, with amazing prescience, what would be happening in society 50 years after the time of his writings, and he did so with near-perfect accuracy. "That Hideous Strength" (Space Trilogy) and "The Last Battle" (Narnia) are particularly chilling to read today.Joannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952078709114872197noreply@blogger.com