[Steely Tom]

I don't know anything about that. I'm just going by what he wrote in novels like The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress. It's a far cry from today's social justice warrior crap.

True. I liked Heinlein very much, and I think he made a huge contribution to SF and to cultural life in general.

But I think he was "out there." My affection for him causes me to be inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt, at least on most things.

[Alvin Diogenes]

As you say, Heinlein was definitely “out there” — a true free-thinker.