[St_Thomas_Aquinas]

Somebody had to say it.

Someday, someone will write a thoughtful dystopian novel. Or maybe it's too difficult. Which is why time is better spent studying real history.

[Boogieman]

This one seems to have turned out to be somewhat prescient:

“Rather than a sequel to Orwell’s novel, Burgess uses the same concept. Based on his observation of British society and the world around him in 1978, he suggests how a possible 1985 might be if certain trends continue.

The main trend to which he is referring is the expanding power of trade unions. In the hypothetical 1985 envisioned in the book, the trade unions have become so powerful that they exert full control over society; unions exist for every imaginable occupation. Unions start strikes with little reason and a strike by one union usually turns into a general strike.

Another major theme of the novella is the rise of Islam as a major cultural and political force in Britain, due to large-scale immigration from the Middle East; London abounds with mosques and rich Arabs.”

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1985_%28Anthony_Burgess_novel%29

[dsc]

“Someday, someone will write a thoughtful dystopian novel.”

Like “1984?” Or “Brave New World?”