Word: utopia
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Many men, of course, are appalled by distorted visions of the liberated woman's Utopia, a sort of all-female 1984. They fear, as Cato suggested (circa 195 B.C.): "The moment they begin to be your equals, they will be your superiors." Men like San Francisco Plumber Dick Burke say that "if women want to be equal, let 'em; if they want to be plumbers, let 'em. But when they go out on a job, they're gonna have to lift 200 lbs. of pipe like any other plumber." The basic idea of job equality gets an approving nod from...
...reasonable and possible things. But we will have to stretch our definition of what is reasonable and possible. When reform of U.S. institutions is mentioned, most Americans still think of a few cosmetic and very gradual changes. The radicals force us to think about more than that: not instant Utopia, but a convincing commitment to reform and convincing proof that things are moving. Yes, radicals must be told that violence is wrong, that the rights of others must be protected, that the left can be as fascist as the right. Of course. But to say all these things, while necessary...
This is the theme that runs through the novel, a combination of poetry and narrative that culminates in a vision of a utopia in which ideals have metastasized like cancer cells. The place is Waipori City, New Zealand; the time, post-World War III-or maybe IV. In the world's blighted aftermath, conditions require such measures as the Human Delineation Act, which computerizes the population into those who are allowed to live and those who are unnecessary and must die. The latter are officially known as "animals...
...happy being here despite my lack of illusions. Illusions kill men; every day an illusion of omnipotence places new men-black, white, and yellow-in new graves. The quest for utopia leads to death. Spare me the illusions of my fellow...
Lenin always considered the coercive system he built as a temporary necessity. It is, of course, true that Lenin's ultimate goal was the liberation of humanity, and the creation of an egalitarian Utopia when the state, as envisioned by Marx, had withered away. Yet it was under Lenin that the CHEKA was created-the brutal, terrorizing model for all later Soviet secret-police systems. Many former capitalists were sent to forced labor camps or summarily shot. It was Lenin who started the campaign of harassment against well-to-do peasants, which escalated into open warfare when thousands...