Such a claim must be taken all the way. It would have been a crime not to.
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Itâs sad and weird how many of the sci-fi writers of that era turned out to be some grade A assholes.
I highly recommend this book, on that topic (although folks from the golden era)âŚ
Itâs really good, but man, are these dudes some absolute jerks.
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Leslyn Heinlein - fancyclopedia.org
Lots of WTFs today.
BTW: Ray Bradbury was also an obnoxious dick. In the early 90s, I and a few sci-fi fan friends attended one of his âtalksâ in L.A. He went on and on about himself on being asked to write the screenplay for Hustonâs Moby Dick, then spent the rest of the time complaining about how he had been screwed financially by publishers and Hollywood, and all that without taking questions.
Then thereâs this: Bradbury called Ronald Reagan âthe greatest presidentâ whereas he dismissed Bill Clinton, calling him a âshitheadâ.[91] In August 2001, shortly before the September 11 attacks, he described George W. Bush as âwonderfulâ and stated that the American education system was a âmonstrosityâ.[92] He later criticized Barack Obama for ending NASAâs crewed space flight program.[91]
In 2010, he criticized big government, saying that there was âtoo much governmentâ in America, and âI donât believe in government. I hate politics. Iâm against it. And I hope that sometimes this fall, we can destroy part of our government, and next year destroy even more of it. The less government, the happier I will beâ.[91] Bradbury was against affirmative action, condemned what he called âall this political correctness thatâs rampant on campusesâ, and called for a ban of quotas in higher education.[21][91] He asserted that â[e]ducation is purely an issue of learningâwe can no longer afford to have it polluted by damn politicsâ.
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damn. I would have guessed the genius behind Dandelion Wine would have been a humanitarian.
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Reading his bio on wiki, one could see that he changed over the years.
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My favorite story about Bob Heinlein is how he correctly concluded that Los Angeles was bound to be a prime target in the upcoming nuclear war everybody seemed to be regarding as an inevitability at the time and decided to move someplace quiet and remote. He figured Colorado would fit the bill nicely. Shortly after the Heinleins had relocated, NORAD set up shop, well, not exactly in their backyard, but close enough for anything with a moderate megaton yield.
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I knew Niven was a conservative (how else could he have co-written books by major asshole Jerry Pournelle). I didnât know he was such an asshole too.
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Iâd think that a writer who is a major asshole would only collaborate with another major asshole.
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I mean sometimes you might not notice right away. Some people are awful in ways that donât come out for everyone. I wouldnât want to fault everyone who ever worked with Rowling for not noticing sheâs trash, even though she has made it plain sheâs as terrible as anyone.
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Quite true.
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Sounds like it covers the Aâs, Bees, and Câs of nutrition.
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If Sean Tejaratchi of âLiartownâ produced, wrote, and directed a video.
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I think that answers this question: âWhat would Jesus do if faced with a zone defense?â
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Show date TBD?
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