Interesting list. Of the names i recognized they lined up pretty much as i would have expected other than Bradbury (who i admit to not having read much but i was under the impression that he was fairly conservative). Also interesting that Frank Herbert’s name was missing.
My guess is that a similar survey today (on a current topic dividing the country, such as immigration or homosexual marriage) would result in a far great disparity in favor of the left.
Thanks for the link to Wright’s site. He is quite a prolific blogger i see. And great choice for your FR name. Perelandra especially has long been a favorite of mine.
If I absolutely had to choose between them purely on a writing/enjoyment basis, I would pick the ‘for’ list, but for sure I have enjoyed many of the ‘against’ list too.
“My guess is that a similar survey today (on a current topic dividing the country, such as immigration or homosexual marriage) would result in a far great disparity in favor of the left.”
For sure, I agree. Even if they might actually disagree, I doubt that a big % would make that fact known in this age of twitface internet fueled boycott outrage, especially on the subject of ‘gay marriage.’ That’s what makes Wright so cool, the guy just doesn’t give a hoot as far as I can tell. The lib sci-fi fans really hate his guts I take it. I have gone back through his blog a lot, some really insightful stuff there. Plus, he isn’t ashamed to admit he still digs space princesses.
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