A Race To The Bottom in 120 Days of Sodom

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In a recent interview with Jordan Peterson, the writer and self-confessed anarchist Michael Malice confessed that he could not for the life of him understand the rationale behind the wicked crimes that were perpetrated by the grooming-and-rape gangs in the UK, which has received so much media attention recently owing to Elon Musk’s re-exposure of it. 

I’ve just finished reading The 120 Days of Sodom, and the principal takeaway is that the depravity shown by the criminals in Rotherham et al is neither new nor unique. If you’re looking at crimes such as those that took place and wondering how humans could arrive at those dark ends, De Sade lays it all out in grisly, fastidious detail.

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But beware.

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I'm a science fiction writer and podcaster. My debut novel Man O’War was published in 2018 by Snowbooks, and I’ve had a few short stories published here and there. I also host Chronscast, the official podcast of SFF Chronicles, the world's largest science-fiction and fantasy community. Away from writing I work for the UK Space Agency on a programme of space robotics for advanced satellite and planetary exploration technologies. All of which comes in rather handy when coming up with new ideas for science fiction stories.

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