Jimmy B wrote:I had no idea who Orson Scott Card was until you said that and I looked him up. What a sad, vile, putrid human being he is.
Was this based on an internet search then? I'd be cautious of believing everything you read. I'm saddened that we're so quick to form judgements on people we've never met, which is all the more tragic given that we tend to latch onto a first impression we've borrowed from someone else (who often has an agenda) and that it's much harder to change this preconceived notion when we do read wider. Must we really in our minds make enemies of people we never knew existed and will likely never cross paths with? Can't we exercise restraint too in our rhetoric?
The internet's filled with so much vitriol, and it seems to me that most of it stems from people hating other people's hate.
You are so right and you make many good points here. I feel I must re-examine my thoughts on this issue.
My comment about him being a homophobic douche! saddens me to no end. Loved his books when I was young and when he went of the deep-end it was a sad time for me and my friends who liked his books. Maybe a little strong to call him that but that is how I feel.
However If you could show me where I went off the rails myself and where the others with agenda distorted his views I would be the happiest camper on this forum. Nothing would make me happier than having being fooled by the bad people on the internet who just wanted to hurt O.S.C.
