Thoughts sparked by this article: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/118048/william-pattersons-robert-heinlein-biography-hagiography …
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@HeerJeet I would say that definitely becomes more true as he got older. But two issues with that that come up for me… (cont.)Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet …cont. First, I'd argue that his politics had become firmly reactionary about 10 years before his works got REALLY preachy.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet …cont. (Admittedly, when Heinlein got super-preachy is an interesting distinction to make, ie anti-gun control rants in Red Planet -
@ouranosaurus He always had didactic tendencies but they got out of control after 1957 (and even more so after 1970).
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@HeerJeet There are Heinlein books I still find worth reading, others that are highly problematic in parts, others that are… eugh…Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet But people often accuse him of politics he only held in part, and exaggerated for sake of book. Starship Troopers is ur-example.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet Second, a lot of Heinlein critics pick and choose which books to interpret. Lots of Starship Troopers, very little Stranger.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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@HeerJeet And as you said, he wrote plenty of letters. We know exactly what his politics were, how they changed over time.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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