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Alchemist, v. 1, issue 4, December 1940
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ALCHEMIST 11 they are very few and are, for the most part (for one reason or another) outside the reach of most science-fiction readers. Thirdly: Despite these limitations, magazine science-fiction has, up to recently, been very utopian, idealistic, and modern-mythological in tone, pointing to new realms of achievement for mankind. While in the world of reality, (with the exception of one-sixth of the world, a one sixth, for the most part, hidden away from the masses of other nations by a barrage of lies, distortions, censorships, and violent acts) the opposite has been true. Ideals have been trampled on and denied, superstition has been re-throned, and science has been curtailed. Scientists have been forced, either physically, or more subtly by planned psychological warping by the price system to play the part of a monster and all blame has carefully been shifted upon science itself. Thus we see the antagonism between science-fiction and what the science-fiction magazines falsely label science-fiction; plus the antagonism between the visions engendered, even by this poor castrated magazine science-fiction and the world or realities. And, in many cases, the editors and authors of science-fiction for magazines have consciously and openly joined the forces of reaction and cynical denial of the hopes and ideals of mankind. Thus have the editors of science-fiction magazines betrayed the science-fiction fans, for, despite the limitations thereof, their magazines have presented science-fiction dreams and hopes for the sensitive fan. It is this final betrayal, this abjuration by the editors and authors of science-fiction, this outright admission of hypocrisy by their deeds and words that promulgates the suspi-
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ALCHEMIST 11 they are very few and are, for the most part (for one reason or another) outside the reach of most science-fiction readers. Thirdly: Despite these limitations, magazine science-fiction has, up to recently, been very utopian, idealistic, and modern-mythological in tone, pointing to new realms of achievement for mankind. While in the world of reality, (with the exception of one-sixth of the world, a one sixth, for the most part, hidden away from the masses of other nations by a barrage of lies, distortions, censorships, and violent acts) the opposite has been true. Ideals have been trampled on and denied, superstition has been re-throned, and science has been curtailed. Scientists have been forced, either physically, or more subtly by planned psychological warping by the price system to play the part of a monster and all blame has carefully been shifted upon science itself. Thus we see the antagonism between science-fiction and what the science-fiction magazines falsely label science-fiction; plus the antagonism between the visions engendered, even by this poor castrated magazine science-fiction and the world or realities. And, in many cases, the editors and authors of science-fiction for magazines have consciously and openly joined the forces of reaction and cynical denial of the hopes and ideals of mankind. Thus have the editors of science-fiction magazines betrayed the science-fiction fans, for, despite the limitations thereof, their magazines have presented science-fiction dreams and hopes for the sensitive fan. It is this final betrayal, this abjuration by the editors and authors of science-fiction, this outright admission of hypocrisy by their deeds and words that promulgates the suspi-
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