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  • The Ministry for the Future

    From Scott Dorsey@21:1/5 to All on Fri May 2 09:27:55 2025
    The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson is a sort of
    economic fantasy novel... it is the left wing equivalent of what
    Atlas Shrugged is for the right wing. It's interestingly convoluted
    and suffers from pretty much the same benefits and defects of Atlas Shrugged.... it has the deus ex machina, the inventions that come out
    of nowhere and solve problems, and like Atlas Shrugged it's based on
    a reasonable premise blown out of proportion and saved by perfect people.

    I liked it. I'd recommend it. I think it would make a good
    double-feature with Atlas Shrugged. I can't take it very seriously,
    but then I can't take Atlas Shrugged very seriously either. They are
    both amusing and pleasant reads that shouldn't be treated as a guide
    for life any more than SiSL should be.
    --scott
    --
    "C'est un Nagra. C'est suisse, et tres, tres precis."

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  • From Bobbie Sellers@21:1/5 to Scott Dorsey on Fri May 2 07:55:53 2025
    On 5/2/25 06:27, Scott Dorsey wrote:
    The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson is a sort of
    economic fantasy novel... it is the left wing equivalent of what
    Atlas Shrugged is for the right wing. It's interestingly convoluted
    and suffers from pretty much the same benefits and defects of Atlas Shrugged.... it has the deus ex machina, the inventions that come out
    of nowhere and solve problems, and like Atlas Shrugged it's based on
    a reasonable premise blown out of proportion and saved by perfect people.

    I liked it. I'd recommend it. I think it would make a good
    double-feature with Atlas Shrugged. I can't take it very seriously,
    but then I can't take Atlas Shrugged very seriously either. They are
    both amusing and pleasant reads that shouldn't be treated as a guide
    for life any more than SiSL should be.
    --scott

    Ever read Jack London,s the "Iron Heel"

    The Left does not win and suffers under the
    rule of the fascistic corporatists.

    bliss

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