tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post969832624183049993..comments2024-03-17T03:42:21.277-05:00Comments on LEARNING CURVE ON THE ECLIPTIC: The Handmaid's Tale ~ Margaret Atwood & AstrologyTwilighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-23415419684393426412011-08-26T13:05:19.990-05:002011-08-26T13:05:19.990-05:00Anna Van Z ~~~ I have ordered a used copy from e-...Anna Van Z ~~~ I have ordered a used copy from e-bay, Anna - and look forward to reading it (when I'm feeling relatively calm and non-depressed) ;-)<br /><br />Thanks for the Alice Walker book recommendation - I shall investigate that one.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-80430487508612377602011-08-26T12:25:55.067-05:002011-08-26T12:25:55.067-05:00Twilight, please do read the novel if you are will...Twilight, please do read the novel if you are willing - there is much, much more in there in the way of details. It will give you an additional perspective on what Atwood was conveying with this story.<br /><br />Another amazing novel that will haunt you is Alice Walker's "Possessing the Secret of Joy".Citizen Sanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10502416367434226282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-16459229303185323082011-08-25T12:35:24.764-05:002011-08-25T12:35:24.764-05:00Vanilla Rose ~~~ You're right - there is no le...Vanilla Rose ~~~ You're right - there is no left-wing here, as I knew it in the UK. I think McCarthyism killed all left-ish ideas decades ago, and Republicans have played on this ever since.<br />some people here think that the country has moved even further right than it was 30 years ago.<br /><br />Don't know if it'll ever improve without some kind of revolution, which isn't a good prospect.<br /><br /><br />~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~<br /><br /><br />re James Higham's blog -I don't agree with many of his views, but I do read him because I don't want my own views to become too heavily prejudiced and blinkered, different opinions can help to avoid this....<br />....but tend to cause high blood pressure at times;<br />:-DTwilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-46320773581250895562011-08-25T09:38:27.062-05:002011-08-25T09:38:27.062-05:00I also had a look round Mr Higham's blog, but ...I also had a look round Mr Higham's blog, but his post on ecoxenophobia rather lost me. I think what I didn't understand was the implication (I think from one of his supporters in Australia) that greens would support eco-xenophobia. I'm greener than a leaf with emerald raindrops on St Patrick's Day and one of my first blog posts was condemning the cull of ruddy ducks!Vanilla Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946634138308342764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-53347026285714391222011-08-25T09:28:11.176-05:002011-08-25T09:28:11.176-05:00I am not the best travelled person around, never h...I am not the best travelled person around, never having left Europe, but I very much get the impression that the UK and Canada, along with Australia and New Zealand, are quite significantly to the left of the US politically. Ie the US version of left-wing politicians would be considered right-wing here.Vanilla Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07946634138308342764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-25070109602395399562011-08-25T08:40:58.036-05:002011-08-25T08:40:58.036-05:00Wisesebwoman ~~ Yes - if she was writing today it...Wisesebwoman ~~ Yes - if she was writing today it wouldn't be nearly as amazing - but back in 1985 I doubt things were nearly as bad as now re potential for dominionism.<br /><br />UK and Canada are probably much the same - there was never talk of religion and politics in the same breath as I recall - Tony Blair converted to RC I think, but even then he didn't go on about it.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-61487206554447350432011-08-24T19:50:46.517-05:002011-08-24T19:50:46.517-05:00At the time MA wrote the book it was an astonishin...At the time MA wrote the book it was an astonishing insight into the future if extreme theocracy was unchecked. As it is today - supported by tax dollars.<br />The separation of church and state has not happened in the states and I am consistently puzzled by the continued mention of both God and religion when it comes to political candidates for office. None more extreme than Perry.<br />I honestly couldn't tell you of the religious affiliation of any politicians here in Canada.<br />XO<br />WWWWisewebwomanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15281689872840844191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-39440683570349874122011-08-24T10:01:43.559-05:002011-08-24T10:01:43.559-05:00Dunyazade ~~ Yes, quite likely!
Life's "s...Dunyazade ~~ Yes, quite likely!<br />Life's "slings & arrows" probably have a lot to do with it also. :-)Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-24197173267228846672011-08-23T18:03:21.848-05:002011-08-23T18:03:21.848-05:00Twilight:
This guy has a point of view and won...Twilight:<br /><br />This guy has a point of view and won't let go. I'm bet he has a loooot of fixed signs :pDunyazadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07154991805777953680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-24215886115271524592011-08-23T10:41:41.550-05:002011-08-23T10:41:41.550-05:00James Higham ~~ I try to keep up with your many po...James Higham ~~ I try to keep up with your many posts about feminism, but sometimes I have to pass. My own view is that if we treat one another as simply fellow humans, not different genders, the "feminazi" thing you often quote wouldn't happen.<br /><br />I'm not sure what you mean by this quote from Wikipedia being an example of victimhood. It refers to a novel not to real life. In this novel there's no implied backlash against "feminazis" - the whole plot centres on the need to procreate - and a cruel theocratic militaristic coup.<br />Many women in the novel are as cruel as the men - they are almost all dehumanised in one way or another.Twilighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14138621610593773784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16659850.post-24445670309434608292011-08-23T09:46:13.121-05:002011-08-23T09:46:13.121-05:00Taking advantage of electronic banking, they were ...Taking advantage of electronic banking, they were quickly able to freeze the assets of all women and other "undesirables" in the country, stripping them of their rights.<br /><br />Perfect example of what I was referring to last week - victimhood.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.com