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In reply to the discussion: So, I binge watched the 1st 2 seasons of The Handmaids Tale [View all]onlyadream
(2,166 posts)4. June mentions the frog being in water that gradually gets warmer
and warmer until its boiling and the frog is dead. Thats a good number of Americans, barely paying attention, voting on emotion, if voting at all, not realizing whats really happening, until its too late.
Also, Serena Joy has zero empathy for anyone or anything. Its all about her and her desire to have a baby. Sick.
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Most terrifying line in the whole series, I have always remembered "When they slaughtered Congress,
dewsgirl
Jul 2018
#1
If we don't get the vote out in November, we'll deserve what we've let happen to us...
marble falls
Jul 2018
#2
You are right, only. I have friends who think the left and the media are just exaggerating the
Nitram
Jul 2018
#17
Gulliver, I believe you are mistaken. The "It can't happen here" belief is the biggest weakness
Nitram
Jul 2018
#18
Yes, that is another suspension of reality that is a little unbelievable
LiberalLovinLug
Jul 2018
#31
I read the Handmaid's Tale, but it doesn't go into the process that led to the premise of the book.
Nitram
Jul 2018
#16