16. Robert Heinlein 1941: "This country has been very good to me, and the taxpayers have supported me for many years.”
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Replying to @HeerJeet
17. Once he turned libertarian Heinlein forgot his gratitude to taxpayer. In Glory Road (1963) he mocked paying taxes to "Uncle Sucker"
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Replying to @HeerJeet
18. So: Robert Heinlein, that great hero of libertarian culture, was the complete creation of the invisible welfare state.
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19. The invisible welfare state is like white privilege: it's whole power comes from the fact it is not talked about. Not seen as welfare.
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20. To understand the American right we have to understand the process of forgetting that allowed Heinlein to suppress memory of pension.
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@pashulman Yep. Very relevant to Heinlein's conception of citizenship in Starship Troopers.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@pashulman@HeerJeet Not invisible in their eyes, just not welfare. "I paid in" to Social Security, "I earned" unemployment benis3 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
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@MichaelMcGough3@HeerJeet African-Americans, black participation never reached % of population, and black soldiers typically had worse jobs1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@pashulman @MichaelMcGough3 Right. And in example I used Heinlein got into Navy because of political connection which most don't have.
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