Reminded that Butler was not a prophet, rather she was someone who paid attention. She constantly read newspapers & academic research articles on cults, climate change, racism & sexism. She saw the patterns & signs & tried to warn us.
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Clip of Octavia E. Butler on @democracynow.org discussing Parable of the Sower and Parable of the Talents from "The Landline", ed. Tiffany Rose & @ashleysimpo.bsky.social
"In hindsight, her warnings about climate change, authoritarianism, and survival feel less like fiction and more like prophecy."
"In hindsight, her warnings about climate change, authoritarianism, and survival feel less like fiction and more like prophecy."
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