Quote du Jour | Descent into Libertarian Madness
Later in life, as a libertarian, he would rail against “loafers” and the welfare state but in his leftist days he knew how much he depended on the government. As he acknowledged in a 1941 letter, “This country has been very good to me, and the taxpayers have supported me for many years.” The popularizer of TANSTAAFL* ate more than his share of subsidized meals.
U kent Robert Heinlein via Paul Verhoevens scifi-oorlogsfilm Starship Troopers. Maar waar Verhoeven via satirische omkering van Heinleins werk de martiale cultuur van de VS op de hak nam, meende de laatste alles wat hij schreef doodernstig, zelfs al was Heinlein daarbij nogal eens inconsistent.