Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror II

[DanBaron]

This is a repost with added information. I am reposting it so that we can get some evening people instead of morning people. Please read the Addenda after the first paragraph. Thanks for reading this.

"We need an ongoing discussion about Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Gothic Horror. A break from politics as usual. Here is an opening question-- What are your top three books in these genres? Mine are- Dune, Lucifer's Hammer, and The Chronicles of Amber. Honorable Mention-- Stephen King 's The Stand and Moorcock's Eternal Champion books. What are your favorites?"

I would add- there is probably a lot of Science Fiction that is relevant to our current political situation. I think that the genre that is closest to those politics is Cyberpunk (or Cybertech, if you prefer). With Thiel, Musk, and the Rest of the Technofascists, we are faced with an extreme political crisis. Cybertech has something to teach us about living under a Corporatist Technofascist Dictatorship.

One of the Advantages that we have is that we have a long history or Revolution in America. We won the Revolutionary War against the Brits, we won the Civil War against the Confederacy, and we won World War II against the Nazis and Fascists Overseas. So I believe that we have the will and the ability to win this War. Overseas Democracies may be the Key to Solving this Problem.

Another Resistance Program would be to recruit Super Wealthy Individuals like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, and Zuckerberg to Our Side. We must have Resistance from Every Level of Society. This includes the dreaded Billionaire Class (joke). If we could get a few tech billionaires on our side we might be able to get some of the Middle and Lower Ranks of Silicon Valley back on the Side of the Resistance and against MAGA Fascism (or Fascism Lite, if you prefer- joking).

Anyway, there is more that can be said but I will leave off for now. Respectful and constructive comments are always welcome.