I will say that he strongly holds traditional American values which are 'sneered at' by many of the left.
IMO what you're seeing are not "right-wing politics and values" but are traditional American values.
As for the anti-white collar bias, well he has little good to say about corporation CEO's which does reflect his experience with working with labor unions.
Donnachaidh wrote:I've only read more recent science fiction (I think to oldest I've really read is Ender's Game). So I don't have much experience with the writers forcing politics that others seem to have.
I disagree with what has been said about Eric Flint's writing, at least with the 1632 series. The books have a very consistent theme of "if it's 'blue collar' then it's good and right, if it's 'white collar' then it's bad and wrong." And to an extent it felt like it also 'pushed' (U.S.) right wing politics and values. Most of my family has what can be considered white collar jobs. I enjoy reading books and having discussions that challenge my views and opinions, but the consistent forced philosophy of those books felt like an attack on both my family and my opinions.
I agree with Drak, books should be about the story not the politics.
Part of what drew me into David Weber's books is his ability to write from the perspective of all sides and make you understand how what they do makes sense even if you completely disagree with their values. And that he doesn't push a specific agenda beyond not forcing others to follow your own beliefs.DrakBibliophile wrote:Have you read Eric Flint's work? He is a "card carrying communist" by his own admission. [Wink]
Seriously, it may be a matter both your personal tastes and whiether or not the writer allows his politics to dominate his book.
Sheri Tepper writes 'science fiction' of a sort and she's far-left. Of course, her politics dominate her books.
Eric Flint writes 'science fiction' but is more interested to 'writing a good story' than spreading his politics. Of course, while he's a "card carrying communist" he definitely had little good to say about the Soviet Union.
Still it may be that (in general) left-wing writers are more interested in spreading their politics than in reader enjoyment. IMO any writer who ignores reader enjoyment in order to spread their politics doesn't write good stories. While I can't think right now of a 'right-wing' author who makes that mistake, I doubt that I'd enjoy that author.