Philip.K. Dick - "Arena" 4/6

Philip.K. Dick documentary on BBC's "Arena" originally broadcast on 9th April 1994.

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[libertarianjury]

How sad that he was a victim of tyranny. One more reason to BE libertarian.

Perhaps the government men were convinced that he would find out they have been manufacturing a false reality for us all. What if they were worried that his next novel would function like a red pill in the Matrix, and cause the complete and utter breakdown of the illusion? This is highly likely. Not simply the complete destruction of the federal reserve, but the illusion that universal coercion is necessary...

[GLYPHKING]

pkd is the man

[whitenightf3]

Our world leaders lack empathy which is why they can drop bombs on defenceless women and children. They are non human!

[b33jal]

@spacenoise5 I was just thinking the same thing.

[jorgesantoine24]

Deckard considered an ostrich but bought a goat, unless PKD wrote two endings to confuse us, like vespacurry suggests below. She threw his goat off the roof. Deckard went to animal row, desperate for an animal after having just retired 3 andys. He asked about a family of rabbits, the salesman says, 'Frankly you look more like a goat man to me.' Deckard says, 'What are the advantages to goats?' I nearly fell off my chair laughing. PKD writes it straight, not playing for laughs, brilliant!

[spacenoise5]

It wasn't an ostrich, it was Rick's Goat.

[TheGaz76]

haha, look at that fella casually pissing against a tree in the garden while that lady walks pass.

[vespacurry]

Yhea he bough a goat.. couldn't afford the ostrich... well in the book I read thats what happened. But PKD could have had two versions out there just to confuse us all.