flix on Nostr: Reading about the american war of independence really makes you appreciate how much ...
Reading about the american war of independence really makes you appreciate how much Heinlein copied from history when writing "The Moon is a Harsh Mistress". So many little details are taken straight from real life episodes.
I keep coming back to this book... it really shows Heinlein's genius that he could write from an ancap perspective in this book, then write a hippy leftist free love "Stranger in a Strange Land"... then a fascist "Starship Troopers". It takes a lot of detachment from an author to change perspective and make it believable.
He basically did 3 of the 4 Nolan chart quadrants without falling into strawmen. The one he could not do straight was the left-authoritarian... he hated commies too much...
I keep coming back to this book... it really shows Heinlein's genius that he could write from an ancap perspective in this book, then write a hippy leftist free love "Stranger in a Strange Land"... then a fascist "Starship Troopers". It takes a lot of detachment from an author to change perspective and make it believable.
He basically did 3 of the 4 Nolan chart quadrants without falling into strawmen. The one he could not do straight was the left-authoritarian... he hated commies too much...