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vmladenov on June 6, 2021 | parent | context | favorite | on: Hundreds of fishing vessels vanishing along Argent...

The White Walkers were a direct criticism of the US public and government’s inaction on global warming.

ericmay on June 6, 2021 [–]

No it’s not. And it would be an unfair and silly comparison anyway.

vmladenov on June 11, 2021 | [–]

> No it’s not.

From the man himself: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/16/t-magazine/george-rr-mart...

> And it would be an unfair and silly comparison anyway.

Your personal opinions on the allegory don’t affect the author’s intent.

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