sci-fi book, sort of uspol
I am currently reading the Saving Mars series of books by Cidney Swanson, which involves a colony on Mars and an Earth that is globally ruled by an authoritarian. Interestingly, some of the chapters are written from the perspective of the authoritarian and their inner rationalizing.
In the past few days, it has now happened to me several times where I read something said by Trump, and it tracks almost 1:1 with the behaviour and rationalizing of the authoritarian in the story.
It's a little unsettling.
spoiler (character, not plot), re: sci-fi book, sort of uspol
The authoritarian in the story is incredibly egocentric, and sees themselves as the necessary saviour of the world, the one who 'keeps peace', and goes to great length and cruelties as a result, constantly blurring the lines in their internal rationalizing between 'serving Earth' and serving their own personal interests and - most crucially - their own sense of being 'attacked'
