tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298303.post5298603141410083563..comments2022-04-04T19:08:11.473-07:00Comments on Opera Buffo: I hug spotted owlsWendy Wagner;http://www.blogger.com/profile/16341499181581331264noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298303.post-18513883665266709442010-05-11T17:47:33.935-07:002010-05-11T17:47:33.935-07:00Finding settings is so much fun isn't it? But...Finding settings is so much fun isn't it? But hugging spotted owls sounds painful...Miriam Forsterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08773194271144793485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7298303.post-72721083747680702452010-05-10T09:57:34.427-07:002010-05-10T09:57:34.427-07:00Thank you for this thoughtful piece (and for the e...Thank you for this thoughtful piece (and for the early version of Peace Signs). It strikes close to home less because of the nature connection, but because I'm coming to realize something about myself: when I deconverted out of Mormonism, I didn't just reject conservatism, I rejected dogmatism of any kind. In the facebook/twitter/blogging world, I find it challenging to constantly and publicly question and examine even my cherished liberal values. <br /><br />Your writing also makes me think of another SF writer, George Orwell. He was a confirmed socialist, but instead of writing against Fascism, the great enemy of his day, his great works (Animal Farm and 1984 are the two that come to mind) were a wondering of what would happen if his radical colleagues successfully reshaped the world in their image. I guess there's some risk involved--he was ostracized by his fellow socialists for much of his life, for this reason.JohnRhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01822899155130408891noreply@blogger.com