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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: How to spot a threat to Democracy: Bernie Sanders and Philip K. Dick on radicalism and revolt [View all]Babel_17
(5,400 posts)29. K&R
This might be of interest.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radio_Free_Albemuth
In this alternate history, the corrupt United States president Ferris F. Fremont (FFF for 666, F being the 6th letter in the alphabet) becomes Chief Executive in the late 1960s following Lyndon Johnson's administration. The character is best described as an amalgam of Joseph McCarthy and Richard Nixon, who abrogates civil liberties and human rights through positing a conspiracy theory centered around a (presumably) fictitious subversive organization known as "Aramchek". In addition to this, he is associated with a right-wing populist movement called "Friends of the American People" (FAPers).
Edit: Cool, I just checked and the movie is up on Netflix!
Edit 2: Watching it now and the actor playing PKD announces good news. His newest novel will be published in hardcover. "Which one?" he's asked. "The one about what might have happened if Nazis won the war.", he replies. Lol, too cool not to mention.
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How to spot a threat to Democracy: Bernie Sanders and Philip K. Dick on radicalism and revolt [View all]
nashville_brook
Nov 2015
OP
heh heh -- you're being too kind -- i told that James Madison Institute jackass that
nashville_brook
Nov 2015
#15
I can tell by the vitriol from people not supporting Sanders how scared they really
Fawke Em
Nov 2015
#2
yep, it's beyond just him being a primary threat - he threatens the status quo
nashville_brook
Nov 2015
#4
Add to that the hyper-partisanship used to distract us and get us pointing the finger at
Dustlawyer
Nov 2015
#5
we must stop replacing the interests of people with the interests of money
nashville_brook
Nov 2015
#27
"He’s signaling that the social contract has been broken, and it’s our responsibility to fix it."
Luminous Animal
Nov 2015
#6
people might not know if you have Prime Amazon, Man in the High Castle is Free streaming
nashville_brook
Nov 2015
#22
i'm simply fascinating by him. i love scifi, and especially love his take on it...
nashville_brook
Nov 2015
#52
Me too. P K Dick showed incredible foresight as he unraveled his deep neurotic tales.
sorechasm
Nov 2015
#53