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- From: jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Jim Mann)
- Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.misc
- Subject: Re: SF fans show libertarian inclination
- Message-ID: <1i9mnnINNgvn@transfer.stratus.com>
- Date: 4 Jan 93 15:56:39 GMT
- References: <725750803snz@keris.demon.co.uk>
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- In article <725750803snz@keris.demon.co.uk> chris@keris.demon.co.uk
- (Chris Croughton) writes:
- > For a start, any Heinlein fan (i.e. one who *agrees* with him) is
- going
- > to have a lot in common with libertarians. Ditto anyone who agrees
- with
- > Leslie Fish (well, she's nearer anarchist, but it's similar).
-
- I disagree. I'm a Heinlein fan in the sense that I like a lot
- of what he has written. That doesn't mean I agree with him.
-
- > Also, fandom in general tends to be a "live and let live" society -
- > possibly because most of us are aware that by mundane standards
- we're
- > non-normal, and we'd *better* be tolerant of each other or we won't
- have
- > *anyone* who accepts us. There are, of course, exceptions...
- >
-
- But of course live and let live is not all there is to
- libertarianism. If that's all it was, a lot more of us would
- probably fall into the category. Too much of libertarianism
- is also "if they can't work, let them starve, but don't make
- me spend my tax money on them."
-
- --
- Jim Mann
- Stratus Computer jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com
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