Young people get screwed by politicians because politicians know that young people talk big but don’t show up to vote.
Check your registration and vote or get ready for the handmaid’s tale
That’s one of those books I half rolled my eyes at. Then thought why not? See what the hype is.
It was both captivating and horrifying. Author is good which makes it an easy read.
There’s an afterward by the author. She and other academics were touring abroad including a part of the Middle East. A comment was made that at least this could never happen in the USA. And Margaret Atwood said yes it could, and ended up writing the book.
The killer piece of it is how chill and compliant people were in the beginning, as rights were rolled back. Like they couldn’t believe it so did nothing. And then a new society was around them.
Worse, this fictional work actually reads it started with the fall of Roe.
"it could never happen in this country" is one of the biggest lies of the american exceptionalism narrative that's force-fed to every citizen from birth onward. that, and "our perfection is constantly under attack by _______, and the republicans and jesus are your only means of safety." fill in the blank with whatever, depending on the time period, starting in "commies" in the 50s
Young people get screwed by politicians because politicians know that young people talk big but don’t show up to vote.
Check your registration and vote or get ready for the handmaid’s tale
That’s one of those books I half rolled my eyes at. Then thought why not? See what the hype is.
It was both captivating and horrifying. Author is good which makes it an easy read.
There’s an afterward by the author. She and other academics were touring abroad including a part of the Middle East. A comment was made that at least this could never happen in the USA. And Margaret Atwood said yes it could, and ended up writing the book.
The killer piece of it is how chill and compliant people were in the beginning, as rights were rolled back. Like they couldn’t believe it so did nothing. And then a new society was around them.
Worse, this fictional work actually reads it started with the fall of Roe.
"it could never happen in this country" is one of the biggest lies of the american exceptionalism narrative that's force-fed to every citizen from birth onward. that, and "our perfection is constantly under attack by _______, and the republicans and jesus are your only means of safety." fill in the blank with whatever, depending on the time period, starting in "commies" in the 50s