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"... the Trisolarans, are en route with a giant fleet of warships. It will take them 400 years to reach Earth, leaving our panic-stricken species in a state of
by yc1010 11y ago
"... the Trisolarans, are en route with a giant fleet of warships. It will take them 400 years to reach Earth, leaving our panic-stricken species in a state of fevered war preparation. From afar, the Trisolarans incapacitate our scientific research and monitor our communications. We can’t bridge the gap in technology, and the second we discuss anything, the enemy knows all about it ... "
Sounds like the author is tapping into the fear of being invaded by USA? with the NSA listening in on everything? and preparations for an inevitable war having to be made
I will pick up this book to read once I can find it on shelves, sounds like good sci-fi albeit its obvious who the "Trisolarans" are meant to be ;)
- rsy96 11y agoIt was far before the Snowden revelation when the book was completed. And as a Chinese, I don't remember anyone, from whichever political side, expressed fear about invasion from the United States. Unless the US wants to drag the whole world into nuclear winter.
- yc1010 11y agoIts a sci-fi book for gods sake, thats what scifi has always done, explore current events and extrapolated future from the point of view of FICTION AND SCIENCE sheehs whats the fucking point of discussing anything on this site if you are going to downvote opinions/theories you do not agree with.
- stingraycharles 11y agoIt's not the opinion or theory we're downvoting, it's the way you present it.
- mhurron 11y agoYep, it's all about the US. Everything, everywhere is all about Americans.
- yc1010 11y agoSo be cause you disagree with my theory you have to go down-voting me? sci-fi is often based on current geopolitical fears, just look at Battlestar Galactica reboot few years back reflecting on the wars in the middle east.
- mhurron 11y ago> you have to go down-voting me First off, stop whining about downvotes. Second, I don't downvote anyone. > sci-fi is often based on current geopolitical fears And you provide no proof of your ideas other than it must be based on the US. Lets assume it MUST be beasd on current events, and not the fact that nations have used espinage to monitor and sabotage other nations progress since there was a second nation to spy on. Why does it have to be the American's this is based on? The British spy. The Canadians spy. The French are well known practitioners of industrial espionage. The Russians spy. North Korea spys. The Chineese government themselves spy. If this has to be based on current events, why could this not be looking at Chineese spying from the other side? But no, it MUST be based on the Americans. Everything is about America. There is nothing else to write about.
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- wangii 11y agoIf you read the 2nd book, you'll find out Trisolarans is probably more like Japanese. I can't represent all Chinese, but for me, US at its worst is an annoying spoiled teenager, but Japan is another story.