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Originally Posted by Tobytwo  For all that's bad or arguably bad about ST, I'm certainly not one of those people who simply yell "fascist!" at Heinlein. The comparison was made earlier with 1984 - even if you don't like Orwell himself and don't approve of Socialism, it's full of interesting ideas and prompts you to think. Ok, I think 1984 is a better-written book, but both succeed in using SF to make you reconsider the real world. |
but isn't that the mark of the great SF writers?