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Nancy's avatar

That was both informative and entertaining! I had no idea of the birth of utopian societies at that time. I also totally agree with you!

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Christina Gagliano's avatar

Yeah, I've been thinking about the similarities between the people who lived in communitarian utopias while trying to do good and the tent encampments on college campuses. I wouldn't do well in either communal living as protest situation!

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Lisa's avatar

I have Mary McCarthy’s novella, Oasis, which is a satire of New York liberal intellectuals starting a utopian colony in Vermont. I couldn’t get into it. Too many 1950s cultural references I didn’t get. You are welcome to it!

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Christina Gagliano's avatar

Yes, that sounds interesting, thanks. This means we'll have to get together again soon!

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Dianne Hammer's avatar

Now I feel the need to google transcendentalism and figure what movements it is similar to today.

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Kathleen Truelove's avatar

Again, interesting and well written. That Oneida community, though, does sound reasonable. . . .

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