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George R.R. Martin Shares Donald Trump Fears, Calls Out “Anti-Fans”<\/b><\/p>\n
In a blog post, Game of Thrones’ George R.R. Martin shared his Donald Trump fears and called out “anti-fans” for taking over social media.<\/p>\n
Instead of a look back at the previous year or a look ahead at what’s to come, “Dark Days” was GRRM needing to let all of us know that 2023 “was a nightmare of a year, for the world and the nation and for me and mine, both professionally and personally”<\/p>\n
On Trump’s Threat to Democracy:<\/b> “We have a disgraced, indicted, venomous ex-president winning primaries despite openly declaring that he will be a dictator on day one and will govern on a platform of “retribution,” when he is not busy grabbing women by the pussy. His last attempt to overthrow the government failed on January 6, but some of his more ardent supporters are now saying that “next time” they will bring more guns. There are actually folks out there wanting civil war.”<\/p>\n
On Loss:<\/b> And death is everywhere. Howard Waldrop was the latest, and his passing has hit me very very hard, but before him we lost Michael Bishop, Terry Bisson, David Drake\u2026 from my Wild Cards team, Victor Milan, John Jos. Miller, Edward Bryant, Steve Perrin\u2026 I still miss Gardner Dozois and Phyllis Eisenstein and my amazing agent Kay McCauley\u2026 Len Wein is gone, Vonda McIntyre, and Harlan Ellison\u2026 Greg Bear too, and\u2026 oh, I could go on. I look around, and it seems as though my entire generation of SF and fantasy writers is gone or going. Only a handful of us remain\u2026 and for how long, I wonder? I know I have forgotten people in the list above, and maybe that is the destiny that awaits all of us\u2026 to be forgotten.<\/p>\n
On Social Media Toxicity Killing Off Meaningful Debate:<\/b> “It used to be fun talking about our favorite books and films and having spirited debates with fans who saw things different\u2026 but somehow, in this age of social media, it is no longer enough to say ‘I did not like book X or film Y, and here’s why.’ Now social media is ruled by anti-fans who would rather talk about the stuff they hate than the stuff they love and delight in dancing on the graves of anyone whose film has flopped.”<\/p>\n
I want new books as much as the next nerd, but looks like more than anything, Gorgeous George needs a hug and a cuppa tea<\/i><\/p>\n