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[Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many]

On 3/7/22, Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of Many
<gmkarl at gmail.com> wrote:
> the section after that is interesting too, although i'm skimming past
> a lot of paragraphs
>
> it sounds like they spend a lot of time probing for ways that Shevek
> might speak about their sense of a body of authority. reminiscent of
> assumptions of powerholders that everybody has a leader, but that many
> deny it, and of having powerful connections to various areas.
>
> “But we haven’t been sure whether or not
> you came with the approval of—” He hesitated.

What's also/more poignant here is how people cut off when they might
not be even certain what they themselves are talking about, but still
have a lot of response to the topic (e.g. fear).

> Shevek grinned. “Of my government?”
> “We know that nominally there’s no government on Anarres. However,
> obviously there’s
> administration. And we gather that the group
> that sent you, your Syndicate, is a kind of faction; perhaps a
> revolutionary faction.”
> “Everybody on Anarres is a revolutionary,
> Oiie. . . .
>