Dystopian situation

[katriona_s]

Recently I have reread Atwood's "The Handmaid's Tale". As usual, it's quite uncomfortable to read this dystopian novel, but also I found how the current world situation had the similar atmosphere to this story. Yes the specific events are not the same, but this unreasonable mess, the disregard for the life and the truth and the justice, the absurd and gigantic madness of the president of US, they all have the unmistakable dystopian air. We now all live in the nightmare - no, at least nightmare would eventually ends and it's not the reality. But now the real world - the real countries, the real life of the people - they are collapsing. The Middle East, Ukraine, Latin America... it's almost unbelievable that so many places are in the horrible situations. and the impact would surely come to other nations including my own. Sadly now USA shows they are Evil Empire which we other nations can not trust any more. I'm afraid that our own PM might play up to them, I can't trust our own government and the society...

Comments

[vera_j]

Well...you have to rely on youself, your friends and good people. We are still here and will be.

[katriona_s]

Yes. At least I have many good American friends, and I believe in most of countries most of the ordinary people are good people. And the ones who are bombed and killed first are those ordinary people…

[michaelboy]

Sadly, I agree with your sentiments written here.

[katriona_s]

Yes, really sad…

[k_sereinroom]

Yes, we in the USA were taught that we're the good guys, but we're obviously the bad guys. I think the rest of the world will move on, and leave us behind. But in the meantime, many will suffer and be greatly harmed.

[katriona_s]

And it seems, many people in USA are also suffering. It looks like US president does not care about his own people’s life. Of course most of the government - including ours! :( - are the same but the current US government seems to be terrible. Now it’s quite difficult to be proud of our own nationality, for us all…