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1. Sinclair Lewis saw the future in an uncanny and accurate way.

Sun Jul 20, 2025, 10:57 AM

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From his Vermont farmhouse, a novelist imagined a fascist takeover of America [View all] erronis Jul 20 OP

Sinclair Lewis saw the future in an uncanny and accurate way. Irish_Dem Jul 20 #1

90 years later, here we are. WhiteTara Jul 20 #2

We believed our own American hero hype, me included. Joinfortmill Jul 21 #18

Another similarly prophetic book was Jack London's The Iron Heel DBoon Jul 20 #5

try Project Gutenberg DBoon Jul 20 #13

Oooh I'll have to look for that FakeNoose Jul 20 #8

Can It Happen Here? Ask Tucker Carlson - Joel Engle WSJ oped question everything Jul 20 #9

Thanks for the link to your post and to the gifted WSJ article. erronis Jul 20 #12

Great novelist! ananda Jul 20 #10

The tech bros want malignant libertarianism DBoon Jul 20 #14

I doubt you'll be able to take it with you when ICE shows up erronis Jul 20 #17