Communism - Making Science Fiction Dystopias a Reality since 1917.
Even when the Communists go under the name "Progressive."
Totalitarians will be Totalitarians.
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Communism - Making dystopian science fiction a reality since 1917.
That quip is usually a critique of some real-world excess that Communism/Socialism is creating in the real world that happens to rival the imagination of science fiction, e.g., the generational concentration camps of North Korea.
This article notices that the quip works in reverse - dystopian science fiction is a critique of the fascist, dystopian left wing project, where the extremes of utopian communalism are unmasked for the soul-crushing reality they really are.
That quip is usually a critique of some real-world excess that Communism/Socialism is creating in the real world that happens to rival the imagination of science fiction, e.g., the generational concentration camps of North Korea.
This article notices that the quip works in reverse - dystopian science fiction is a critique of the fascist, dystopian left wing project, where the extremes of utopian communalism are unmasked for the soul-crushing reality they really are.
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