'Handmaid's Tale' author claims she's received more blowback from the left for not 'preaching the sermon'

The Handmaid's Tale author Margaret Atwood stated CBS' Minutes that she receives more backlash from critics on the left than from the right for not pushing politics the correct way While discussing her new memoir Book of Lives A Memoir of Sorts the -year-old author was petitioned about criticism her dystopian novel has faced since its release Though Atwood's work has been praised and embraced by people on the political left she surprised Minutes correspondent Jon Wertheim by saying she has inevitably faced more attacks from the left 'HANDMAID'S TALE' SHOWRUNNERS SAY THEIR SERIES' 'WARNING' WAS 'IGNORED' BASED ON TRUMP'S RE-ELECTION I think the right thinks I'm irrelevant Atwood announced The left thinks that I should have been preaching their sermon whatever it may happen to be and that I am therefore a traitor for not having done that which they themselves would do She joked that any response she has to left-wing critics was unprintable but added that it involved a finger VARIETY STATEMENT PROPOSES 'THE BOYS' AND 'HANDMAID'S TALE' IMAGINARY FASCIST WORLDS ARE BECOMING REALITYLeft-wing protesters have often dressed as handmaids from The Handmaid s Tale to demonstrate against the Trump administration the greater part notably in response to the Supreme Court overturning Roe v Wade in During the interview Atwood suggested the United States was on the path to totalitarianism calling it concerning VARIETY DESCRIPTION SAYS TV CAN'T SUGARCOAT OUR 'QUICK PLUNGE INTO FASCISM' There are certain things totalitarian coups consistently do Atwood revealed One of them is trying to control the media But the other thing is making the judicial arm part of the executive In other words judges just do what the chief guy tells them to The Handmaid s Tale saw renewed popularity after Hulu s series adaptation premiered in during President Donald Trump s first term The show s sixth and final season debuted in April Atwood issued a sequel to The Handmaid's Tale titled The Testaments in A Hulu adaptation of The Testaments is set to premiere in March