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Originally Posted by Razorback  On the other hand, he may have just wanted to tell a flying saucer/alien invasion story. Sometimes, a cigar is just a cigar. |
Oh, I definately agree that was Heinlein's primary motivation. I don't know whether communism or WWII were even on his mind when he wrote it, probably not actually. I was just musing on where some of his influences might have come from while he was doing such a good job (in my opinion) of writing about the aliens and their invasion, and some potential reasons why when we read it they feel real and plausible.