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[james_davis_nicoll]

The Intercollegiate Review seems very special, as this John C. Wright essay on Heinlein and the scourge of political correctness demonstrates. Note that when Wright says

Orson Scott Card publicly expressed the mildest imaginable opposition to having judges overrule popular votes defining marriage in the traditional way.

he is probaly referring to this essay, in which OSC opines

Because when government is the enemy of marriage, then the people who are actually creating successful marriages have no choice but to change governments, by whatever means is made possible or necessary.

Comments

[ironjeff]

Hey, calling for the violent overthrow of the government certainly seems like "the mildest imaginable opposition" to me!

[azurelunatic]

Fuck the fuck out of all that bullshit.

[fengi.livejournal.com]

I suspect it might be this:

How long before married people answer the dictators thus: Regardless of law, marriage has only one definition, and any government that attempts to change it is my mortal enemy. I will act to destroy that government and bring it down, so it can be replaced with a government that will respect and support marriage, and help me raise my children in a society where they will expect to marry in their turn.

Totally mild. Non-violent democratic measures are best described as "bring down and destroy my mortal enemy".

[theweaselking.livejournal.com]

I note that his historical revisionism approaches Matt Harrington levels when he comments on Beale - both in his completely-nonsensical reasoning for expulsion (that has nothing to do with the ACTUAL reasons) and his bizarre claim that Beale isn't openly, proudly racist.

[arielstarshadow.livejournal.com]

Nope.

Nope, nope, NOPE!!

[michaelgr.livejournal.com]

These days I find it unbelievable that I once liked a collection of words that John C. Wright put together.

[londonkds.livejournal.com]

I didn't read the linked essay, but I was pleasantly surprised reading the organisation's front page to discover that they're against torture, even for THOSE people.

[sinboy.livejournal.com]

Don't you realize that not *actually* beating the crap out of homosexuals is "the mildest imaginable opposition"?

[agent-mimi.livejournal.com]

It's rather impressive that almost literally everything he says in that essay is a lie, and that the ignorant drool-monsters in the comments don't care that it's a lie, they just want someone semi-famous to say words they agree with.

Also interesting to note that Wright clearly believes someone who has won awards is above reproach; OSC's essays are just fine, per Wright, because he's "award-winning." Puts his little stunt with the ballot into a sharper perspective.