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Orson Scott Card - Totally Nucking Futs.

Life. Don't talk to me about life. , Politics.

I usually give authors some leeway in their personal lives and opinions. I mean, particularly SF authors are an odd lot, and entitled to their quirks.

I had heard that OSC had some pretty off the wall opinions regarding gay marriage and the like, but this latest rant, published in the July 24th, 2008 "Mormon Times" as an op-ed piece, takes the 'batshit crazy' to a new level.

I suggest you sit down and steady yourself with something soothing before reading that piece. There's hardly a paragraph that doesn't elicit a "WHAT?!??!" and "That's a blatant lie" and "You have GOT to be kidding me", but here's a taste if you don't feel like wading through the vitriol. The first paragraph pretty much sets the tone;

The first and greatest threat from court decisions in California and Massachusetts, giving legal recognition to "gay marriage," is that it marks the end of democracy in America.

Got that? Democracy's over, kids! Lets head for the caves!

How bout a few more tidbits:

Remember how rapidly gay marriage has become a requirement. When gay rights were being enforced by the courts back in the '70s and '80s, we were repeatedly told by all the proponents of gay rights that they would never attempt to legalize gay marriage. It took about 15 minutes for that promise to be broken.

Wait, who? what? Who promised what where? And I hardly remember laws being passed where it was stipulated "We shall not pursue gay marriage!"

It just goes on. Enjoy the humor value of his ravings, and know that in fact there are many people in the world who think this way. Mores the pity.

Thanks to laist.com and Digg for the pointers.

Posted by dbs at August 12, 2008 8:29 AM