tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post884906745987630520..comments2024-03-25T12:56:59.509-04:00Comments on alien romances: Artists' Rights Are Human RightsRowena Cherryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11839386556697211986noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-23918614260849454492014-09-17T14:08:15.102-04:002014-09-17T14:08:15.102-04:00Aargh. This comment was supposed to go on Jacqueli...Aargh. This comment was supposed to go on Jacqueline's post. If there's a way to delete it, I don't see it. Sorry.Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26974492.post-50758440005936698552014-09-17T14:07:15.231-04:002014-09-17T14:07:15.231-04:00Stephen King's UNDER THE DOME (the novel) uses...Stephen King's UNDER THE DOME (the novel) uses a fantasy premise (a town is trapped under a transparent dome, and the community's cohesion quickly deteriorates) partly to depict a situation analogous to post-9-11 America, in which a supposed state of emergency -- fear of terrorism -- is used to justify extraordinary government measures. In UNDER THE DOME, the local politician Big Jim plays the role of a government leader using a state of emergency to grab power. The TV series doesn't depict this analogy so clearly, if at all, because Big Jim has been changed into a much less horrible person. Margaret Carterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08293021955480708191noreply@blogger.com