![]() ![]() Hundreds of salons were formed to discuss the book and how its vision might be implemented. Its popularity had a slower build as word of the book had to spread through newspaper reviews and word of mouth. Looking Backward was one of the most popular books in the United States. When there were only three channels on television, a popular television show could capture the attention of a greater percentage of the entire nation and have everyone talking about it the next day at the water cooler. ![]() They each have a clear line of influence to Bellamy’s work. You may not have heard of Edward Bellamy, but you probably have heard of Mao Zeadong, Leon Tolstoy, Benito Mussolini, and Adolph Hitler. One of the most common political questions I hear today is, “What’s wrong with Socialism?” And there is little more important than answering that question decisively. And a society’s worldview changes the course of history. The short answer is: Because ideas matter.Ī person’s worldview changes the course of their life. What does it matter today? Why waste your time refuting its ideas?” ![]() Many readers may think my focusing on a book written in 1888 to be a quaint historical side show. Looking Backward found a massive audience from its publication in 1888 through the 1920s. In that novel, Bellamy described a National Socialism whose vision changed the course of history. “ Looking Backward 2000-1887” was a socialist utopian science fiction story written by Edward Bellamy and published in 1888. ![]()
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