Funny how we get rosy futurism (from a leftist POV) under a leftist regime, and scary dystopias (from a leftist POV) under a putatively conservative one.
Am I wrong in sensing a pattern here, lol? The left sees itself as The Federation from Star Trek and sees the right as The Borg, uniformly. But, the reality of forced uniformity and forced assimilation behind the policies they espouse, well ...
They should really just lay off the futurism. It’s not flattering to them, no matter which way it eventually turns out. They can be wrong, look stupid but things are OK, or they can be right, look prescient and the world is just that much more of a living hell.
When they start envisioning hellish dystopias as a result of their own folly, I might consider giving some credence, but I’m not holding my breath.
Am I wrong in sensing a pattern here, lol? The left sees itself as The Federation from Star Trek and sees the right as The Borg, uniformly. But, the reality of forced uniformity and forced assimilation behind the policies they espouse, well ...
They should really just lay off the futurism. It’s not flattering to them, no matter which way it eventually turns out. They can be wrong, look stupid but things are OK, or they can be right, look prescient and the world is just that much more of a living hell.
When they start envisioning hellish dystopias as a result of their own folly, I might consider giving some credence, but I’m not holding my breath."
Ditto.