Posted by Willem on June 26, 1999 at 07:15:00:
In Reply to: Re: Life, Peace and Freedom. posted by David M. Rose on June 25, 1999 at 14:51:17:
: : I have never really noted any particular political bias in Vance's writing - though I always feel that there is an "Old World" atmosphere to his work which I for one would not expect from a native of California.
: Try "Nopalgarth" (aka "The Brains of Earth) from 1966. "We have our own war on Earth--the 'cold war,' against a particularly odious kind of enslavement."
: ...
: "Let's go home and scare hell out of the commies."
: Hmm. Still think that Vance is a lefty sympathizer?
This looks like a somewhat classic USA response to commies:commies equals lefties.
If somebody does not approve of communism it does not directly mean he is not a lefty sympathizer. in other words: why would an lefty sympathizer have to think friendly of communism?
left and right are meaningless words in political context because so called leftwinged dictatorial states greatly resemble rightwing dictatorial states.
In the end they meet with regard to respect for human live!
Vance did write this story a long time ago, 1966 , at that time the cold war was still going on.
In conclusion: it does not prove him to be non 'lefty'
it doesn't prove anything.
sorry for the double denials
btw I am nor left, nor right, I know the truth, so I am in the middle,
I think Vance is there also, otherwise I wouldn't like his books
:-)