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When I heard about Brian Thomspon's murder, my first thought was "The Ministry of the Future", which discussed using violence to change immovable government policy. I didn't realize that @pluralistic had already predicted this 5 years earlier. Prescient.

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The American Prospect · RadicalizedA short story about health care, and desperation.
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@markstahl @pluralistic I haven't read those yet, but Frank Herbert's ConSentiency series (1958-77) had a "Bureau of Sabotage" that would disrupt the government when it worked against the people. Usually with dirty tricks instead of violence.

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