to the insufferably politicized Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America<\/a> with his characteristically vivacious prose.<\/p>\nThe thing about PC thought crime punishment is that it is often unleashed against the defenseless. But in this case, the victims happen to be some of the most articulate and smart people writing in English. And they won\u2019t just shut up and take it. They will find\u2013or create\u2013alternative venues and they will keep speaking. (It\u2019s not like Science Fiction and Fantasy writers haven\u2019t been outsiders before.) And when they do, the Thought Police will face a fate far worse than simply a philippic in Intercollegiate Review. They will (and I tremble to think of this) become immortal characters in stories.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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