[ExI] Heinlein critique

[Dave Sill]

On Fri, May 29, 2020 at 11:25 AM Dan TheBookMan via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> Answer to Where does Robert Heinlein belong in the pantheon of science
> fiction writers? by Michael Barnard
>
> https://www.quora.com/Where-does-Robert-Heinlein-belong-in-the-pantheon-of-science-fiction-writers/answer/Michael-Barnard-14?ch=99&share=d13daba5&srid=3cPZk
>
> Sounds about right to me.
>

"Heinlein is a Libertarian asshat and that’s clear in all of his books."

What exactly is a "Libertarian asshat"?

I'm not defending Heinlein's work or philosophy, but that seems rather
dismissive.

-Dave
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