Hohsia [he/him] to literature • 17 days agoMy book club is doing short stories. I have none, do y’all know any good ones? Preferably with leftist undertonesmessage-squaremessage-square16 fedilinkarrow-up119
arrow-up119message-squareMy book club is doing short stories. I have none, do y’all know any good ones? Preferably with leftist undertonesHohsia [he/him] to literature • 17 days agomessage-square16 Commentsfedilink
minus-squareJoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]hexbear10·17 days agoThe Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula LeGuin link
minus-squarespectre [he/him]hexbear5·edit-217 days agoI got exposed to this by Shaun's Palestine video. It's resonated with me ever since. Perfect addition to the thread. If anyone wants a synopsis and short discussion it's at 58:04 here: https://youtu.be/3xottY-7m3k?t=3483 Full text here (.pdf): https://files.libcom.org/files/ursula-k-le-guin-the-ones-who-walk-away-from-omelas.pdf link
minus-squareHexReplyBot [none/use name]Bhexbear2·17 days agoI found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy: yewtu.be inv.nadeko.net yt.artemislena.eu piped.video link
minus-squareStalinStan [none/use name]hexbear3·edit-216 days agoI dunno me personally but I can never deal with handling talking to liberals about this one. They never seem to get the idea that the violence is not inevitable link
minus-squareJoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]hexbear1·16 days agoViolence towards the child, or the violence to save the child? link
minus-squareHohsia [he/him]hexagonhexbear2·14 days agoI thought it was going to be too radical for a group (of liberals) but apparently not link
minus-squareJoeByeThen [he/him, they/them]hexbear2·14 days agoThey're very good at compartmentalizing. But it can lead to some good radical discussions. link
The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas by Ursula LeGuin
I got exposed to this by Shaun's Palestine video. It's resonated with me ever since. Perfect addition to the thread.
If anyone wants a synopsis and short discussion it's at 58:04 here: https://youtu.be/3xottY-7m3k?t=3483
Full text here (.pdf): https://files.libcom.org/files/ursula-k-le-guin-the-ones-who-walk-away-from-omelas.pdf
I found a YouTube link in your comment. Here are links to the same video on alternative frontends that protect your privacy:
I dunno me personally but I can never deal with handling talking to liberals about this one. They never seem to get the idea that the violence is not inevitable
Violence towards the child, or the violence to save the child?
Omg someone just picked this!
Woo!
I thought it was going to be too radical for a group (of liberals) but apparently not
They're very good at compartmentalizing. But it can lead to some good radical discussions.