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My personal understanding of Heinlein is that he shifted from a very pro-government conservative to a far more laissez faire libertarian as he aged and as you f
by donatj 5y ago
My personal understanding of Heinlein is that he shifted from a very pro-government conservative to a far more laissez faire libertarian as he aged and as you follow his works throughout his life. Starship Troopers came far earlier in this progression.
- prox 5y agoDo you know where Stranger in a Strange Land sits in this spectrum?
- donatj 5y agoI’ve personally only read Starship Troopers and The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, that said Stranger in a Strange Land came really early in his career. My understanding in my comment comes almost entirely from the discussion in this episode of Alienating the Audience https://alienating.libsyn.com/episode-5 https://alienating.libsyn.com/episode-5
- einpoklum 5y agoPossibly, but what I'm saying is that he "lets" you read his book as an anti-government radical, and not feel Heinlein is forcing his beliefs onto the plot.