Alt-Nazi settings aren't a "warning" about possible future evils; not right now. They're a means of distancing the reality of the present.
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So even if we can recognise similar themes between the alt-world & ours, the immediacy of the threat is defanged, b/c the genesis is wrong.
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It pretends that a fascist present or fascist future could only REALLY happen if we had a different past. It denies the current trajectory.
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Thank you for shaping the problem, Foz. May these shows go down in flames.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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I was about to ask your thoughts on Handmaid's Tale when you tweeted this...I see your point, though I still think that viewers...
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...are smart enough to see the parallels between alt-realities and real realities. I enjoyed High Castle for that reason. You can still...
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