James Nicoll wrote:
The Martian Chronicles by Ray Bradbury
Tales of America's thrilling genocide on and colonization of Mars!
https://jamesdavisnicoll.com/review/welcome-to-mars
Poe influenced Bradbury. Authors who appreciate Poe enjoy favorable
feelings from me.
"you might have a hard time sliding a piece of paper
between it and nothing"
"plot spackle"
Your wit is worthy of Francis Bacon. So, you've won a Porky Award from
me. Don't let the name fool you. Winning a Porky's a good thing, as it indicates genius.
The greatest thing by far is to be a master of metaphor.
It is the one thing that cannot be learned from others;
and it is also a sign of genius, since a good metaphor
implies and intuitive perception of the similarity of
the dissimilar.
Before we arrive at my rant allow me to share some apropos excerpts
from Perry Rhodan stories recently read by me. These snippets pertain
to Akons, an alien species with a supreme superiority complex:
?I wish they would attack us,? Rhodan sighed, ?openly and
honourably with their ships! But I'm afraid their next move
will be as sneaky as their first. They fear war but they
don't shrink from murder. Is the Drusus ready to start,
Reggie??
?Kidnapping,? said Rhodan, ?which in civilized circles is
considered to be a crime!?
?As you can see, Auris of Las-Toor, this is what the
colonial descendants look like whom your people despise
and refer to as 'degenerated' Do you think it was very
advisable or commendable to kidnap the ruler of billions
of people like him??
Your brief synopsis of WAY IN THE MIDDLE OF THE AIR nudged my mind's
memory enough to remember it in its entirety. It's a typical Bradbury
nod to the chosen narrative of a bygone era: Moses leading slaves to
freedom.
Reality's Jews tend to pass for white in Bradbury's head. Perhaps
Bradbury was ignorant of history. On the other hand, Afro-American
Catholic Candace calls them out:
Jews enslaved black people.
You can say sorry or you can stfu about it.
[An embedded, historic image of a list of fifteen slave
ships, all owned by Jews.]
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In fact, the cotton-plantations in many parts of the South
were wholly in the hands of the Jews, and as a consequence
slavery found its advocates among them.
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The Likud party in Israel just named me and Tucker Carlson as
enemies that must be fought.
These people are murderers. Murderers are threatening me and
Tucker Carlson over speech. How is this at all acceptable to
our government?
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