Randahl FinkApr 3, 2024

If someone had told me 10 years ago, US politics would fall apart because a spray tanned criminal, who swears, rapes, and engages in extramarital sex, would manage to convince religious voters, he was chosen by God…

… I would have thought they were insane.

Show threadJoe Cooper 🇺🇦 🍉
@randahl Octavia Butler came close to predicting it in 1993, right down to the slogan, "Make America Great Again". Her character was first elected in 2024, so we're ahead of schedule in some regards, though the climate catastrophe we're in looks different.
Apr 3, 2024 at 2:41pmWeb
Show threadAlexa ThyApr 3, 2024

@swelljoe @randahl I have to look into that book!! Donald Trump made me think of Greg Stillson from Steven Kings Dead Zone.

https://mashable.com/article/stephen-king-the-dead-zone-predicted-donald-trump

This 1979 Stephen King novel is a chilling prediction of Donald Trump's rise

The similarities are spooky.

Mashable
Show threadJoe Cooper 🇺🇦 🍉Apr 3, 2024
@Elextra @randahl the Earthseed series is excellent. Highly recommended.
Show threadRon BowesApr 3, 2024
@Elextra @swelljoe @randahl I coincidentally read The Dead Zone during Covid and was like "holy crap"
Show threadderptronApr 3, 2024
@swelljoe @randahl Had to look her up. The Parable series?
Show threadJoe Cooper 🇺🇦 🍉Apr 3, 2024
@crazyeddie @randahl yes, the Parable series (also referred to as Earthseed by some fans) is my favorite of hers. The Xenogenesis series is also lovely and weird. Most of her stuff is great, though, so I just generally recommend everybody read some Octavia Butler.