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Ready for this? The Science Fiction writers of the 60s throughout today were [and are] almost always pink on the inside or were overtly red on the outside. Pay close attention to the social messages in every episode of The Twilight Zone and they are far, far left. I've seen some episodes that took their obligatory swipes at totalitarianism and tyranny but, in general, they always took swipes at the American-style capitalism and our way of doing things and always portrayed the Left's message as Utopian.

I think you are a bit extreme on your take of many science fiction writers. Since Serling is front and center, I would most likely see him as more of a conservative Democrat perhaps (by today's standards) or at the time, more like a supporter of FDR, JFK, Harry Truman, pretty much a Scoop Jackson type. I have no problem with that and on many of his points, I do agree with Rod Serling on. One interesting thing is he was ahead of his time where he was opposed to the Vietnam War where it kind of showed in "In Praise of Pip" (aired Sept, 27th, 1963) where Jack Klugman played a man who wishes he could have been a better father to his son who was killed in Vietnam. I think there were hints of that in other episodes too. I can respect his views, at least he wasn't a barking moonbat.

I see the pictures of totalitinarianism as one extreme and the rampant corportism as the other extreme, one is as bad as the other, they are different sides on the same coin, or as I like to say, "same song, different jukebox."

I think you are a bit extreme on your take...

You do, huh?

I see the pictures of totalitinarianism as one extreme and the rampant corportism as the other extreme, one is as bad as the other, they are different sides on the same coin, or as I like to say, "same song, different jukebox."

At least with 'rampant corporatism' [whatever that may mean - but I'll play along for the sake of taking you seriously and in order to try and persuade you], the consumer can decide to stop buying from the 'rampant corporatist' at any time. The two are night and day different and in no way belong on the "same coin" much less the same genre of music - a reference to your absurd jukebox analogy.

Am I being to extreme with my take now? Could it be that you might have an extreme take? Just food for thought.