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In reply to the discussion: So, I binge watched the 1st 2 seasons of The Handmaids Tale [View all]localroger
(3,626 posts)33. There are no androids in The Handmaid's Tale
It is not speculative fiction. As I said in post #32, which ironically sits right above yours right now, Atwood has said that everything that happens in the book is something that has actually happened in some human society in the past, that actual people thought was a good idea. The only speculation is those things happening again here. And given the whackadoodle makeup of a large part of our population, that speculation isn't very fringe.
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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