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In reply to the discussion: Greenwald: The Authoritarian Mind [View all]Odin2005
(53,521 posts)62. I love Brin's "Uplift" books
I also love Niven, I've read his Ringworld books and will soon read his "Smoke Ring" books.
I adore Frank Herbert's "Dune" books, they are some of the best fiction ever written, period.
Marion Zimmer Bradley's "Darkover" books are excellent classics, but are hard to find, I only discovered them because they were donated to the thrift store I work at. They are her early works before she wrote Mists of Avalon.
Anne McCaffrey, who passed away recently, is similar to Bradley in having a fantastic element in her sci-fi. Many of the stories involve people using ESP.
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Nice quote from a libertarian conservative who believed in a global government run by the military.
Luminous Animal
Mar 2012
#28
Actually, the government in "Starship Troopers" *wasn't* run by the military.
Johnny Rico
Mar 2012
#31
No but I read his interview in which he stated that his beliefs were close to those of Ayn Rand's.
Luminous Animal
Mar 2012
#42
"HOW CREEPY HIS WORSHIP IS". Glenn, HEAL THYSELF! Greenwald literally has Obama Derangement Syndrome
FarLeftFist
Mar 2012
#60
Well golly...do you think if I start reading better quality works I'll get beyond the 12yo level?
Johnny Rico
Mar 2012
#47
I've always considered "Stranger In A Strange Land" one of his lesser works, in spite of
Johnny Rico
Mar 2012
#59
Well, I don't see any reason to think that humans would act any differently in Civilization 2.0.
Johnny Rico
Mar 2012
#80
You mean campaign materials don't contain anything negative about the candidate?!
LoZoccolo
Mar 2012
#4
I have a feeling that we'd see that mentioned by Greenwald if Guggenheim said something bad.
LoZoccolo
Mar 2012
#14
Not everyone constantly undermines, marginalizes, and diminishes O's accomplishments.
AtomicKitten
Mar 2012
#8
President Obama has never, ever done anything wrong and don't anyone say otherwise!
Better Believe It
Mar 2012
#10
Me neither, that is the time when issues become more important to the American people
sabrina 1
Mar 2012
#44
It sounds like it's about as much a "documentary" as an ad for Budweiser.
Tierra_y_Libertad
Mar 2012
#15