In Commander of the Watch Sam Vimes, Terry Pratchett gives us a positive model for countering “the Summoning Dark” that has overtaken segments of America.
Sign up for my weekly newsletter
Tag Archives: Thud!
ICE, the Summoning Dark, and Sam Vimes
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Fifth Elephant, ICE killings, police violence, Terry Pratchett Comments closed
Conquering the Darkness Within
Pratchett’s novel “Thud!” is a plea to find inner strength rather than yielding to blind rage.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Buch-Cheney administration, Donald Trump, Islamic fundamentalism, Terrorism, Terry Pratchett, Tom Nichols Comments closed
Pratchett’s Solution to Police Violence
Wednesday That Breonna Taylor’s family is receiving a $12 million settlement and the promise of police reform following her wrongful shooting by Louisville police is in part a testimony to Black Lives Matters protests and other instances of public pressure. Without them, we might not even know her name. With that in mind, I return […]
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Donald Trump, police brutality, Terry Pratchett, violence Comments closed
Battling Our Inner Darkness
Terry Pratchett’s “Thud!” deals with violence–both the violence we are witnessing around us and the violent thoughts these call up within ourselves. It helps explain police brutality.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged factionalism, police brutality, Terry Pratchett, violence Comments closed