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Ro Salarian @rosalarian.bsky.social · 8 days
I know smut may seem like a frivolous thing to be upset about, but crushing it is part of fascism. Controlling all forms of sexual expression is fascism. Only allowing certain kinds is fascism. Smut peddlers are always canaries in the coal mines.
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Cosmik Slop @brightanimal.bsky.social · 8 days
Reich had it dead to rights when he said that sexual repression and hysteria are keys to fascist success
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Traveller In Black @traveller-in-black.bsky.social · 8 days
Anthony Burgess' novel, "The Wanting Seed" has some very cogent observations on this topic in fictional terms, too. What, you thought he only wrote "A Clockwork Orange"? :)
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scribblegurl @scribblegurl.bsky.social · 8 days
No, but I kind of blocked him from my memory BECAUSE OF A Clockwork Orange.
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Traveller In Black @traveller-in-black.bsky.social · 7 days
...I'm presuming the movie? The movie has a fascinating story of its own, and the book is a bit different... though I can't argue that if you read the book AFTER seeing the movie, you'll see the movie (altered somewhat) play through your head... so I get you maybe blocking. Dystopias gotta Dys!
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scribblegurl @scribblegurl.bsky.social · 7 days
Actually both. I can't remember what order I encountered them in, though. I've slept a few times since then...