tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post2904191324230576076..comments2024-01-02T20:31:43.915-06:00Comments on In Medias Res: Orson Scott Card, Unoriginal FantasistUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-27428367523978656292013-08-20T14:02:07.686-05:002013-08-20T14:02:07.686-05:00"...president who is manifestly friendly to W..."...president who is manifestly friendly to Wall Street and the corporate powers..."<br /><br />So how does that distinguish him from Hitler and Putin?<br /><br />I think the bigger problem is the idea that a downtrodden minority group can form the foundation for a dictatorship. It's much more effective to recruit from a population that fears that it is losing its privileges.Ricketsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02579799843541826447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7907752.post-90651140379889574612013-08-15T02:37:49.120-05:002013-08-15T02:37:49.120-05:00"But if you're Orson Scott Card, professi..."But if you're Orson Scott Card, professional writer, couldn't you at least come up with something a little more original?"<br /><br />Judging by the books in the Shadow series, in which it was apparent he thought that 300 (or however many) years from now people would still be outraged about what Bill Clinton did with his penis, the answer is "No, no he can't."Doughttp://fistfulofeuros.netnoreply@blogger.com