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XemaSab

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9. My reading of his books

Reply to white_wolf (Reply #1)

Thu Sep 20, 2012, 02:10 PM

Sep 2012

is that they're about a world where huge rich men with swords have virtually all the power, and the entire plot is people who aren't huge rich men with swords trying to get and keep power.

Danerys, Tyrion, Jon, Bran, Arya, Sansa... You've got three women, a dwarf, a cripple, and a bastard.

These books are hella liberal.

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As far as I know they are both fairly progressive as well. white_wolf Sep 2012 #1

Mr Martin is quite liberal. Quite. Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #4

And a real hoot. Ikonoklast Sep 2012 #7

Martin is a genius MattBaggins Sep 2012 #10

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My reading of his books XemaSab Sep 2012 #9

And, IIRC J.K. Rowling got a grant from their version of the NEA to write Harry Potter. Egalitarian Thug Sep 2012 #2

And here in the States, what has Mitt Romney targeted for cuts? CBHagman Sep 2012 #8

This is correct, except they did not just make themselves rich, they made others rich Bluenorthwest Sep 2012 #3

and JK Rowling gives away much of her money Beaverhausen Sep 2012 #5

Money well deserved. HopeHoops Sep 2012 #11