The thing about the Handsmaids Tale is that it's exactly the opposite of how the premise would go in real life. The few child bearing women would be protected by the government and be highly prized, not given to the highest bidder.
In real life, artificial wombs would have been the focus of all military funding in that situation. The bleeders would get 2-3 years of pretending to be valuable before someone came up with a solution.
The thing about the Handsmaids Tale is that it's exactly the opposite of how the premise would go in real life. The few child bearing women would be protected by the government and be highly prized, not given to the highest bidder.
It's just rape fanatasy.
a lot of leftist women have those fantasies, so it makes sense they'd write about them
I've long suspected that the popularity of the Handmaid's Tale is due to a deep seated breeding instinct from all the childless 30-something women.
In real life, artificial wombs would have been the focus of all military funding in that situation. The bleeders would get 2-3 years of pretending to be valuable before someone came up with a solution.