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- From: ghm@sserve.cc.adfa.oz.au (Geoff Miller)
- Subject: Re: Political Science Fiction
- Message-ID: <1993Jan11.023140.12211@sserve.cc.adfa.oz.au>
- Organization: Australian Defence Force Academy, Canberra, Australia
- References: <dyfl.726473285@phobos> <1ilqs5INN937@DIALix.oz.au> <1993Jan11.003053.17519@fulcrum.oz.au>
- Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 02:31:40 GMT
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- steve@fulcrum.oz.au (Steve Taylor) writes:
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- >bongo@DIALix.oz.au (John Bongiovanni) writes:
-
- >>Certainly the politics found in science fiction isn't going to be
- >>conservative or reactionary. Almost by definition, science fiction
- >>has to have a positive, forward-looking outlook. When it doesn't,
- >>it's usually a "dystopia" or "cautionary tale", like "Brave New World".
-
- >If only. What about rednecks like Jerry Pournelle?
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- Oh, he's forward looking enough. Calling him a "redneck" simply
- means you don't like what he sees.
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- Geoff Miller (g-miller@adfa.edu.au)
- computer Centre, Australian Defence Force Academy
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