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Left wing science fiction you say? (startrek.website)
submitted 5 days ago by MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website to c/sciencefiction@lemmy.world
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Saw a post here that mentioned Michael Moorcock as an anarchist 😎

My man moorcock is unapologetic.

I recommend The Land Leviathan (Black Attila conquers racist America) and The Champion of Garathorm (Hero becomes a woman to fulfill destiny and save the day) not because they are good but because they broach taboo topics decades ahead of the curve.

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[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 12 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Someone want to run that through OCR and paste the text here or is it not relevant.

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 11 points 5 days ago (2 children)

SO ANYWAY, IN THE ETERNAL CHAMPION ITERATION HE'S CALLED EREKOSE AND HE COMMITS THE ORIGINAL SIN WHICH SETS THE CHAMPION ON HIS CURSED PATH. BUT IN COUNT BRASS IT'S REVEALED THAT IT'S NOT HIS FAULT AND HE CAN FINALLY REST AFTER DESTROYING THE BALANCE USING THE BLACK SWORD IN IT'S PUREST FORM. YOU SEE, IN MOORCOCK'S UNIVERSE, THE SWORD IS THE CHAMPION'S NEMESIS BUT HE HAS TO USE IT TO BREAK FREE WHICH IS MOORCOCK'S BIG ANTI-WAR STATEMENT ABOUT THE FOLLY OF FIGHTING FOR PEACE. THIS IS ALSO EXEMPLIFIED OF COURSE IN ELRICS'S STORY WHERE STORMBRINGER LITERALLY DRINKS THE SOULS OF HIS ENEMIES AND WILL DRINK HIS IF HE STOPS KILLING. BUT IN CORUM'S TALE THERE'S A WHOLE CLASS-ELEMENT TO THIS THAT REALLY SHOWS HOW MOORCOCK WAS ALSO AN ANARCHIST. HAWKMOON IS ALSO LIKE THAT, HE'S A PARALLEL TO THE NOBILITY OF THE SWORD WHEREAS

[–] sundray@lemmus.org 16 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Re-done with more regular capitalization :)

"In any case, in 'The Eternal Champion,' he is called Erekose and commits the original sin that sets the champion on his cursed path. However, in Count Brass it was revealed that it wasn't his fault, allowing him to finally rest after destroying the balance using the Black Sword in its purest form. In Moorcock's universe, the sword is the champion's nemesis, but he has to use it to break free - a statement about the folly of fighting for peace. This is also exemplified, of course, in Elric's story where Stormbringer literally drinks the souls of his enemies and will drink his own if he stops killing. In Corum's tale there is a whole class-element to this that really shows how Moorcock was also an anarchist."

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 4 points 5 days ago

Thanks! I lost motivation after a few lines lol