@HeerJeet Cordwainer Smith? Seemed more like dream-like stories that used trad SF tropes (but I haven't read 'em all)
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@brianmooredraws Yeah but in real life Smith was hugely important CIA official Paul Linebarger. Stories shaped by that. - Show replies
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@HeerJeet That’s a plausible reading of much of the genre but I’m very unsure why you include Tiptree in that list. -
@gerrycanavan She was in the CIA & I think issues of secret identity & PTSD run through her work (and life!) - Show replies
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@Thucydiplease@dalecarrico Right: but I don't just mean people who echo Pentagon propaganda but rather those shaped by military culture.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Thucydiplease@dalecarrico Even s.f. anti-militarists were more engaged with Cold War issues than, say, mainstream USA authors.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Thucydiplease@dalecarrico A tougher case, although the Cold War is certainly not absent from her work.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@Thucydiplease@dalecarrico Right. But also that Cold War encouraged futurism & extrapolation (i.e. Herman Kahn) -
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@HeerJeet@dalecarrico@Thucydiplease This is called a Procrustean fit. True for some (Heinlein), not for others (Tiptree). - Show replies
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