[a fool in paradise]

<<Uncle Hugo’s was known in the often politically contentious science fiction community as a place where good books and good storytelling was prized above all else.

The Science Fiction Community has only become politically contentious in the modern era, Thanks Obama.

comic book and sf conventions weren’t this way for 50 years. Fandom focused on other things. But in the last 10+ years they’ve become rallies for Alphabet people and old white males are reviled at awards ceremonies and panels. The older guests and attendees are confronted and insulted.

[cgbg]

I have a very large science fiction book collection—almost all of it in the pre-Obozo era.

Most of it is so politically incorrect that snowflakes would immediately melt if they came into contact with it.

Current science fiction is best understood as comedy—ya know, Africa leading a new technological revolution, stuff like that... ;-)

[JohnBovenmyer]

IIRC the Uncles opened in 1971 and Blyly was there from the onset. Long predating the current wave of liberal lunacy in SF although there was a different wavelet of such in then new SF. But older, now flagrantly unpC, standards, like Heinlein, still dominated the genre. I'd load my car with classics from both Uncles whenever I made it to Mpls; only its distance saved my budget. He respected his customers and stocked everything. Those who did this aren't worth the least of them. Tactically, respect their power. Strategically end them as Cortez did the mass murder machinations of the Aztecs.

Blyly has got to be old enough now that him personally defending his highly combustible merchandise was unrealistic. Confiscate all the wealth (Soros, etc.) behind the rioters and use that towards reimbursing their victims.