Posted by Terry on July 13, 1999 at 08:25:05:
In Reply to: Re: Vance's Political Bias posted by David M. Rose on July 12, 1999 at 17:52:05:
One might also note that while Vance may be conservative in a certain sense, he is no militarist (a la Heinlein). There is no Vance novel or story about the "glory of war" the "valiant heroes of the motherland" or any of that rot. You may put any spin you like on Vance, but it is your spin, not mine, Mark.
If there is a single belief that runs through all of Vance's work, it is the value he places on the individual. This transcends cheap titles like conservative, progressive, or liberal. Oppression comes in many forms and from every direction in the political spectrum, not merely those with which one disagrees. Were the Dirdir conservative? The Demon Princes Nazis?