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I think part of the problem is that it's hard to root for a powerful, rich protagonist who wishes to be more powerful or rich. Got to find some way to make the technology-savvy capitalist the underdog.
But along those lines, I'd like to see more sci-fi/fantasy books where good intentions of an arrogant antagonist lead to truly horrific unintended consequences. It shocks me a little bit that this isn't a bigger theme in literature since it is such an obvious recurring theme in the real world. There are no end to excellent, compelling examples.
Example: "Spare me your arguments about cost, deficits and debt. We have a moral duty to [insert good intentioned policy here]." Yes, let's ignore all practical considerations and get people to put their faith in a program that has an obvious and possibly devastating expiration date.
Science versus magic in fantasy
One of the recurring tropes in fantasy is that of the good ecomentalists fighting impossible odds to defeat the evil capitalists. Don't believe me? The Hobbits of the Shire coming home to scour the Shire clean of the depridations of proto-industrialist Lotho Sackville-Baggins. The Ewoks beating ...
What they need to do is sign the "US Military" to a label and let the media industry go after Wikileaks.
At least the New York Times would recognize that there might be an ethical problem with publishing the documents.
Why can't the federal government sue Wikileaks for copyright infringement?
Not that I think it would help, but I'm curious anyway. Update: Friend of the blog Larry Ribstein sent along this email: The answer to your question is in my paper with Kobayashi: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=501548. Perhaps some public spirited reader will go check it o...
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