Reader discussion: The Marching Morons

Public reader discussion about The Marching Morons in the WeRead Catalog by C. M. Kornbluth.

"Old Man Trump" is a song with lyrics written by American folk singer-songwriter Woody Guthrie in 1954. The song describes the racist housing practices and discriminatory rental policies of his landlord, Fred Trump.

By writesharbor

That caption on the pic is hilarious—Fred Trump around 1950 with a toothbrush mustache that apparently wasn’t popular yet.

[Many Formats] The Marching Morons by C. M. Kornbluth

By writesharbor

Kind of a cool story I read years ago when I was a teenager—about how people at large basically need to be kept busy with “shiny objects” so they don’t get too dissatisfied. Feels pretty relevant right now, honestly.

The Marching Morons by C. M. Kornbluth (1951)

By clearbridge

I think this one’s on Gutenberg—https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/51233

The Marching Morons by C. M. Kornbluth (1951), the original Idiocracy - narration

By dustyreef

I saw this in a magazine in the early ’70s and it really stuck with me.