tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021181.post116484138652611473..comments2024-03-27T23:06:08.301-04:00Comments on stAllio!'s way: mighty, fallen, et ceterastAllio!http://www.blogger.com/profile/15712626121566349866noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6021181.post-1164901456239400762006-11-30T10:44:00.000-05:002006-11-30T10:44:00.000-05:00Orson Scott Card is a big disappointment to me. Or...Orson Scott Card is a big disappointment to me. Ordinarily I would not be aware of or care much about a fiction writer's politics. But, somehow Card has gotten a fair amount of publicity about his views, and I was more than a casual reader. I'd read and enjoyed most of what he'd written, particularly the first three Ender books but also the Alvin Maker series. <BR/><BR/>So, anyway, it was a little jarring to me when I found out we were at such opposite ends of the political spectrum, particularly with respect to foreign policy. I knew he was a Mormon, so I wasn't terribly surprised to be at odds with him on social policies.<BR/><BR/>I had a similar experience with Dennis Miller. Back in the 90s, I thought he was one of the funniest guys out there and believed I probably shared some of his political leanings. But, Miller was one of those guys who just seems to have pissed his pants and had his brain snap in reaction to 9/11. He seems to have run to the loudest voice promising safety, consequences be damned.Doughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11424730556609713021noreply@blogger.com