Heinlein was libertarian not liberal
my tagline says it all...
[ Heinlein was libertarian not liberal
my tagline says it all... ]
That is why i referenced as “Classical Liberal” not the usurptation of the word Liberal by the Progressives. What the word Liberal meant to someone living over 100 years ago.
Classical liberalism has nothing to do with today’s liberalism. The former actually had something to do with a concept called liberty, freedom from an overbearing control freak government. Classical liberalism is today’s conservatism.
Heinlein was libertarian not liberalHe started out as a Democrat/Socialist. He helped manage Upton Sinclair's run for Governor of California.
Volume 1 of his official biography came out a few months ago, and is a must-read for any serious Heinlein fan.
Based on that, it seems to me that he got quite a bit of his political beliefs from the women in his life. His 3rd wife, Virginia, seemed to be responsible for his turn away from Socialism.