jeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 7 months agoWelcome to the New Dark Ages: If Trump has his way, the next four years will be far worse than even the Gilded Agewww.salon.comexternal-linkmessage-square3fedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down10
arrow-up10arrow-down1external-linkWelcome to the New Dark Ages: If Trump has his way, the next four years will be far worse than even the Gilded Agewww.salon.comjeffw@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 7 months agomessage-square3fedilink
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoMisread that as “Gilead Age”. Need my caffeine. Gilead has TWO literary connotations by the way, most people get the first one: https://the-handmaids-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Republic_of_Gilead_(Series) 2nd one is worth examining too: https://darktower.fandom.com/wiki/Gilead
minus-squarejeffw@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·7 months agoInteresting, never read the Dark Tower series so I had no idea. But y’know, I do think there’s another famous book that is included “Gilead”…
Misread that as “Gilead Age”. Need my caffeine.
Gilead has TWO literary connotations by the way, most people get the first one:
https://the-handmaids-tale.fandom.com/wiki/Republic_of_Gilead_(Series)
2nd one is worth examining too:
https://darktower.fandom.com/wiki/Gilead
Interesting, never read the Dark Tower series so I had no idea.
But y’know, I do think there’s another famous book that is included “Gilead”…