There's a lot to analyze in this story, but regarding what Vishnu said, I think the way this future society regards race, that is, institutionally discouraging racism while it's still rampant among individuals, is a reflection of our own society (the story was written in 2001, so I believe it can be regarded as modern for most purposes) Everything about the future world as presented in the story seems to have been created by taking current trends, like the increasing influence of business in politics and daily life, and extrapolating them to their logical conclusion. Therefore, it can be taken as a criticism of and a warning to modern society.
With that in mind, I think it'd be useful for our discussion to identify every aspect of our society that Mosley is criticizing. If no one does this, I'll do it in my next post.
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