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What democracy means to Canada’s greatest author
The Democracy Agenda is a joint TVO/Toronto Star initiative exploring Western society’s commitment to the democratic process. And yet, the woman who would become Canada’s most famous author was in the midst of writing her most successful (and possibly most depressing) novel. Why, if democracy was on the rise in the ’80s, was Atwood so preoccupied with exploring the idea of such a dystopian society? Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading... Loading...“Why is that not Stalinist?” she asks, mortified at the turn of events. The opponents of democracy want you to give up.”Blessed be the fruit — of democracy, that is.
Source: thestar June 24, 2021 10:00 UTC
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