tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post7919482921152001730..comments2024-03-19T07:27:06.216-04:00Comments on VOTARIES OF HORROR: Political Fiction, Part IIKatherine Woodburyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14364517253667798449noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-22226430129923386992015-12-22T10:43:51.338-05:002015-12-22T10:43:51.338-05:00I agree with your analysis! The tendency for peopl...I agree with your analysis! The tendency for people--and writers--to "assign evil motives to people they disagree with" is one reason I've never seen <i>Avatar</i>. (Although I'm sure that visually, the movie is captivating.)<br /><br />It's also the reason I roll my eyes when people compare an everyday politician to Hitler as an expression of their immense outrage. Hitler was an evil thug. Although some American politicians are corrupt, most (even the ones I dislike) are merely flawed. Avoiding that reality for the sake of the outrage fails to address the human errors inherent in all social endeavors, especially politics. Katherine Woodburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14364517253667798449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9721761.post-12407794057256456672015-12-17T15:14:51.435-05:002015-12-17T15:14:51.435-05:00In my experience when people write political ficti...In my experience when people write political fiction what they tend to do is assign ridiculously evil motives to people they disagree with. You support a strong military so you want war. You support gay marriage so you also want to legalize bestiality and pedophilia. <br /><br />So basically, I'm restating what you just said. What think is that a lot of people who assign evil motives to people they disagree with do so they can make themselves (in their own mind and to people who agree with them) look good. You are so evil therefore I am so good.<br /><br />It's a lot easier than actually living an ethical life.<br /><br />Gene Wolfe created a war like female race in The Book of the Long Sun. He did this to put the lie to the whole women are more peaceful than men. Interestingly, he had the Amazons showed up in his Soldier series and in a forward argued for there existence. <br /> Matthewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04695983348254508387noreply@blogger.com