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Interesting take. Are there any works of dystopian fiction that someone here thinks could be considered anti-democracy propaganda?
by emiliobumachar 8y ago
Interesting take. Are there any works of dystopian fiction that someone here thinks could be considered anti-democracy propaganda?
- mirimir 8y agoDemocracy isn't too popular with Azimov, I think. And now that I think of it, Banks also doesn't like it. Humans and AI Minds have equal rights. And they exist in a state of benevolent anarchy. There are organizations, but decision making is not at all democratic. Maybe closer to consensus-based. Also, humans and other organic beings come off as limited and irresponsible. Needing guidance. So the Minds are really running things. Indeed, the Culture is rather a civilization of Minds, which keeps humans around for moral and sentimental reasons. It creates stuff for them without effective limit. For example, any Culture citizen can have their own planet, orbital, ship or whatever. Abundance has destroyed the concept of money. And the Minds keep them safe, from themselves and from others.