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danielisbored t1_jclqf77 wrote

I do, but honestly it's a double-edge sword. For every Douglas Adams that you find out spends (spent in his case) all his time and money pursuing noble causes and helping people, you'll have an Orson Scott Card who has turned into a diet-Rush Limbaugh.

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C9_Tilted t1_jco71ng wrote

Oh god I was SO sad (and dumbfounded) after reading about Orson Scott Card. Like how do you write some of the most thought-provoking and awe-inspiring pieces of fiction and then turn into a racist?

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KoeiNL t1_jcr2rxi wrote

I had the same feeling after looking up Dan Simmons. Made me sad. As for Orson Scott Card, it stopped me from actually buying/reading his work after Ender's Game.

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rasputin415 t1_jcovbre wrote

That’s why I look them up beforehand. Ain’t no way I’m giving money to the bigoted writers out there.

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EvokeWonder t1_jcmx25z wrote

What’s wrong with Rush Limbaugh? People kept telling me he wears cochlear implant and I’m like, “ok.” Me being deaf myself, I guess they figure I know every famous deaf person. 🤷‍♀️🙄

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terriaminute t1_jcn2ekf wrote

What's wrong with him is he's been preaching hatred for decades.

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KRS_THREE t1_jcn4e0y wrote

I mean, if you even have to ask...

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EvokeWonder t1_jcn5fxz wrote

I don’t know who the guy is let alone why people hate him or why they love him.

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KRS_THREE t1_jcn5ntz wrote

Oh, I guess that's fair then. It's politics, I guess that's all that needs to be said. You're either on one side or the other.

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EvokeWonder t1_jcn6yns wrote

Just googled him and it came up that he’s on the radio. Which I knew for a long time. Just didn’t know what he talks about. I don’t pay attention to radio or the people who do radio. I did find that website that goes into details of what he talked about on the radio. I’m surprised he wasn’t kicked off the radio for things he said.

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KRS_THREE t1_jcn7c8z wrote

Oh, you sweet precious child! I wish I didn't know politics haha. But yeah, Rush was a douche bag of the highest order. Nobody was sad when he passed.

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doodles2019 t1_jcoa68l wrote

Not everyone’s American, after all (I’m not and purely based on the name, I assume he is/was?). I’ve vaguely heard the name before but know nothing else - not even a positive/negative impression.

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millera85 t1_jcqdcv3 wrote

He’s dead, so nothing is wrong with him now. But when he was alive, everything was.

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