tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post4653497156553441918..comments2023-11-03T04:29:29.498-04:00Comments on Paleo-Future: Looking Backward by Edward BellamyMatt Novakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360406896692501416noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-3057873783501343882008-02-03T14:52:00.000-05:002008-02-03T14:52:00.000-05:00Intriguing! I have marked it, and will read it as...Intriguing! I have marked it, and will read it as I catch up on your blog.<BR/><BR/>When you are finished, may I recommend "Ecotopia" by Ernest Callenbach? I wish it were a true book, being a resident of Cali! And with everyone 'going green' of late, this book shows what a TRUE reduce/reuse/recycle culture could look like!Brandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16030144097656677108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-39263794043357399292007-02-17T23:10:00.000-05:002007-02-17T23:10:00.000-05:00Bellamy and his cousin and compadre Francis Bellam...Bellamy and his cousin and compadre Francis Bellamy (originator of the Pledge Of Allegiance) worked their whole lives to bring about Christian Socialism. Brief post on the topic;<BR/>http://www.opinioneditorials.com/guestcontributors/rcurry_20040926.htmllibertyvinihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06242695257941874397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-41034484680908919622007-02-14T15:00:00.000-05:002007-02-14T15:00:00.000-05:00Thanks for the link to your article. I actually r...Thanks for the link to your article. I actually read it a few weeks ago when I did a quick search for critiques of "Looking Backward." Very well written piece.Matt Novakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09360406896692501416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-58795710997406805282007-02-14T07:47:00.000-05:002007-02-14T07:47:00.000-05:00Nice post -- and good point, Bricology. As a Bosto...Nice post -- and good point, Bricology. <BR/><BR/>As a Bostonian, ever since I first read "Looking Backward" I've been disgruntled about how things have turned out. If I were elected mayor, I'd hand the city over to MIT and tell them to turn it into Bellamy's version of Boston, minus the forced labor.<BR/><BR/>Here's <A HREF="http://www.boston.com/news/globe/ideas/articles/2005/11/20/back_to_utopia/" REL="nofollow">an essay</A> I wrote about Bellamy, Bellamyites, and the political necessity of paleo-futurism for the Boston Globe.Josh Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14348870163200679434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3904461976821332291.post-2148347282522049732007-02-12T13:34:00.000-05:002007-02-12T13:34:00.000-05:00One thing I've always appreciated about "Looking B...One thing I've always appreciated about "Looking Backward" and a few other utopian novels, is that they didn't feel compelled to destroy the utopia at the end of the story, because of one minor, negative aspect. That's always annoyed me about stories like "Logan's Run" and so many others -- that a technological utopia was constructed, but due to one aspect of its function (in that case, the Carousel), it ALL had to be destroyed. Why not just change the one aspect that's negative, and keep all of the good stuff? Does the infrastructure always HAVE to be sacrificed because of one negative element of the way it's run? No, Bellamy constructs his utopia (which includes a few things that I have trouble with), but he stands by it, bless him.the clickerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201773397043073580noreply@blogger.com