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Left wing science fiction you say? (startrek.website)

submitted 3 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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[–] MalikMuaddibSoong@startrek.website 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

FWIW, Moorcock discusses often in his forewords living the hellscape of post blitz London as a preteen. I highly doubt he would ever co-sign on another nazi regime.

[–] Septimaeus@infosec.pub 2 points 2 days ago

Honestly I’d take that as pretty strong evidence against the idle talk from that thread. If only because kids who grew up during and shortly after the war grappled with these ideas earlier than most, and did so during a period where WS was suddenly condemned quite publicly.

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