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Activism? Punditry? Stance? Screed?

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Speculative fiction often tackles weighty, real-life issues. Ranging from subtly nuanced satire to overtly biased seriousness, addressing the scare of the moment or lasting, endemic concerns, poorly- or well-made …

Whether or not you agree with the position taken (if any), what’s your favorite example, and why?

Fahrenheit 451?
Godzilla?
The Man in the White Suit?
V for Vendetta?

The Day After Tomorrow? {cringe}

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“Science fiction is a great activist literature: it has this tradition, expectation, even requirement that your fiction be a social actor.” - Author Cory Doctorow, May 2010

I actually like Soylent Green (or its progenitor, Make Room! Make Room!) for this. OVERPOPULATION, MAN!!!

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