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In reply to the discussion: The false link between Amy Coney Barrett and The Handmaid's Tale, explained: vox.com [View all]DonaldsRump
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It is deadly serious and many, many things are stake.
The issue I am raising deals SOLELY with whether it is credible to say Barrett's cult was the inspiration for "The Handmaid's Tale". The author of the novel herself says no, and we know the right wing media is already trying to stir this up. If the author of the book says it wasn't her inspiration, I do not understand why any of us would be so concerned in propagating this.
That it is similar, fine. But the inspiration for the novel was not Barrett's cult. Why would anyone want to say differently when the novel's author herself says this? That is completely the limited point of my OP.
However, Senator Feinstein was deeply attacked for talking about Barrett's "dogma" in 2017 and Barrett became, in the words of The New York Times, a "conservative hero". That being said, simply let Barrett's own voluminous words speak against her. I appreciate we will be nailed for everything we do with this person, but the fact of the matter is that we lack the votes and the means to investigate her. If we know that, why would we not extract every price we can for the election and get our vengeance after we take over in 2021?
There is NOTHING remotely humorous about this.