S.M. Stirling

Stephen Michael Stirling is a Canadian-American science fiction and fantasy author.

Stirling and politics

Stirling is known to be outspoken and drastic when it comes to his political opinions. He agrees with the conservative "hawk" position on the Middle East and supports market-radical socioeconomic theory. He has also uttered the opinion that the state of the world would improve if Islam would disappear, which has been interpreted by some as approving genocide of all muslims. However, he has made it clear that he is not a Christian and is not to be put in a basket with the evangelical faction of American neo-conservatives.

Related Topics:
Hawk - Islam

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Especially outside the U.S., Stirling has been exposed to criticism concerning his Draka series, which in the eyes of some seems to glorify (or at least exaggerate the effectiveness of) a totalitarian, racist and genocidal society, which is arguably not the case.

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