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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

[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.

[bruce munro (from livejournal.com)]

"Wright clearly believes someone who has won awards is above reproach"

I wonder if he applies that principle to Yasser Arafat? :)

[redbird]

Or, within sf/fantasy, to Ken MacLeod, Ursula Le Guin, China Miéville, or Chip Delany?

[andrew barton (from 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.

I was actually somewhat impressed at the speed which they took my comment of "Beale was kicked out of SFWA because he used its Twitter feed to disseminate a racist screed" and read it as "Beale was kicked out of SFWA for being a racist."

But then I guess that's all on me for thinking the sort of people who would agree with Wright would care about something so persnickety as "the truth." It's like the Freep farm team over there.

[agent-mimi.livejournal.com]

Was that you? I felt like throwing down a rope and telling you to hang on and not lose hope, we'll get you out of there.