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political-paranoia
Fear of infiltration, espionage, and the collapse of the anarchist experiment underlies much of the opposition to opening Anarres to outsiders.
1 chapter across 1 book
The Dispossessed (1974)Ursula K. Le Guin
Chapter 12
In Chapter 12 of The Dispossessed, a contentious council debate unfolds over a proposal by Bedap's Syndicate of Initiative to allow a small group of Urrasti settlers, calling themselves the Odonian Society, to come to Anarres. The council grapples with fears of political and cultural contamination, the risk of losing the anarchist experiment, and the tension between individual freedom and collective security. Shevek introduces the idea of sending an Anarresti to Urras, highlighting the individual's right to initiate harmless action despite societal restrictions.