I'm sick of doomer posts and I want to laugh at hidden weird reactionary sentiments in children's books.

  • extremesatanism [they/them]
    hexagon
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    2 years ago

    same, I think Charlie and the Chocolate Factory may actually be an early communist litmus test.

    • corgiwithalaptop [any, love/loves]
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      2 years ago

      What about Lord of the Flies? I put it down maybe 40% through cause I felt so bad over how the little shits treated Piggy.

      • extremesatanism [they/them]
        hexagon
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        2 years ago

        given how angry people are getting over my slight discomfort with this book, I don't want to cause another struggle session so I'd rather not

          • extremesatanism [they/them]
            hexagon
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            2 years ago

            okay, fine, here we go

            "The Lord of the Flies is proof that anarchism doesn't work."

            • blight [he/him]
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              2 years ago

              it just doesn't hit the same when you say it like that :meow-tableflip:

          • extremesatanism [they/them]
            hexagon
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            2 years ago

            oh yeah I think anyone who feels skeptical about the premise of Lord of the Flies is likely to be a communist, but then again it's probably also true if you aren't skeptical about it at all. But I also don't want to get into an anarchist vs ML struggle session