For some reason, I’m reminded of a short science fiction story I once read (it was by Orson Scott Card, incidentally). The local evil totalitarian government tortures captured political dissidents into making public confessions in which they denounce their previous views and praise the government. The main character of the story is one of these political dissidents, but he has a problem. You see, he’s a really bad liar, and he doesn’t believe what he’s being forced to say. No matter how he tries, he simply can’t read the speech in a way that’s even remotely convincing...
If there’s a way to get away with both your life and your integrity intact, then find it.
A Thousand Deaths. Basically, every time he fails to convince his audience, they kill him and bring him back. Far from being grim, it ends up a pretty hilarious story.
For some reason, I’m reminded of a short science fiction story I once read (it was by Orson Scott Card, incidentally). The local evil totalitarian government tortures captured political dissidents into making public confessions in which they denounce their previous views and praise the government. The main character of the story is one of these political dissidents, but he has a problem. You see, he’s a really bad liar, and he doesn’t believe what he’s being forced to say. No matter how he tries, he simply can’t read the speech in a way that’s even remotely convincing...
If there’s a way to get away with both your life and your integrity intact, then find it.
A Thousand Deaths. Basically, every time he fails to convince his audience, they kill him and bring him back. Far from being grim, it ends up a pretty hilarious story.