/lit/ - Literature

What existing works of literature that are translated to English are the most alien to the modern western mind?

Has anyone noticed this site is getting dumber?

I noticed this on /his/. A year to a few months ago, the leftists on /his/ were writing long posts, actually debating, citing their theory, etc. Now they just post an American mutt meme and an angry greentext and call it a day. I feel like I'm watching people turn from normal people into the left-wing version of /pol/tards.

I dunno if this is cringe or whatnot but whenever I read about political stuff I always self-insert:
>Dude, I could totally be President of the USA or France or Brazil
>Dude, I could totally be the General Secretary of the CCP
>Dude, I could totally be the leader of the vanguard party in a socialist state
>Dude, I could totally be a king
>Dude, I could totally be fascist dictator
I think I don't actually care about politics, I just like fantasizing about being the king of the hill

Bros I'm beginning to think the commies and neo-nazis on this board aren't larping, they are actually dangerous political radicals.

>>18857477
From my understandin, publishing in the West is quite difficult if you are not LGBT/POC/female. Hell, even straight POC males might have difficulties. Rather than struggling to make it here, I'd say it might be worth a shot to try and publish in a less liberalized country's language, like Arabic or Farsi or Mandarin or Urdu. The market might be smaller but it would be easier to get published.