"There is a weakening of power. There is a want of resolution. There is a dimming of the sun. I feel, my lords—I feel as if we who sit here talking, were all wounded mortally, and while we talk and talk our blood runs softly from our veins..."
—Ged, the Archmage
Mark Enjoys being a father, husband, and faithful servant to Murray A. Goodness (the cat). Creator of #ThePrecept.
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In "The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas" by Le Guin, which group represents the purist / postmodernist / leftists who Le guin argues resembles the banality of evil?
IOW, *Who resembles the gotcha guy* (in the graphic below)—refusing to "participate" in society: the ones who walk away or the ones who stay?
Thought experiment about #Philosophy #Life #Politics #Revolution and #Reform from a classic #Fantasy #ShortStory ...
Oh, and Happy Easter.
Le Guin speaking to us from the 1970s.
Don't let them label your books.
Don't settle just for what sells.
"The only way to defeat suppression, oppression, and censorship—and where the US institutionalized power, there is censorship—is to refuse it."
—"The Stalin in the Soul"
Welcome.
Bathroom's down the hall, to the left.
The only rule: Don't talk about Fight Club.
The only other rule: all posts must take into account the Fediverse's core purpose: That of being an Abe Vigoda tribute site
Enjoy! 😜
I won over $28 from Facebook this week in class action litigation...
Oh yeah, that's right. Hit 'em right where it hurts...one less sandwich and latte for them...
