Which goes back to my original question, what evidence is there of any of that? A book wherein the one urepentent Nazi shown is shot down like a dog at the end by the hero, a former SS man who converted to Judaism, postwar? This is proof of Nazism sufficient that I need to go out of my way to rebut it? Isn't _that_ a *expletive deleted* fascinating concept, kill the Nazi and you are a Nazi? And, since you didn't key on that, it would appear you've made the charge based on a book you didn't even read, eh? So just what the *expletive deleted* are you, or any other "folk," raising an eyebrow over?
Easy, Mr Kratman. I started getting into the Posleen series (first couple of books were in the Baen free library) and read up to Hell's Faire, according to my tablet which still has it loaded. I skimmed the early parts of both Watch on the Rhine and Cally's War, and lost interest in the series. For me, that's not exactly uncommon with Mr Ringo's series, such as space anime in the Looking Glass series being too painful to continue reading. Mr Ringo is an excellent writer, but then often goes... weird at times. I will cop to not thoroughly reading the book, because the series lost my interest. I also skimmed the beginning of your Bolo short story (when I was reading Mr Laumer's books) involving some human splinter group's er, enthusiastic defense via genocide. I admit to losing interest after that. I started reading A Desert Called Peace, also from the Baen free library, which the hero (whom I don't even really recall) raising yet another ruthless fanatic army bent on being a bit more enthusiastic than generally acceptable these days.
You can blast me for not thoroughly and deeply reading your books, Mr Kratman. But I honestly couldn't get into them. Perhaps in all three, the characters realize their actions are reprehensible and terrible, and seek atonement. Or whatnot. But I couldn't stay engaged to that point. I'm slightly familiar with genocide, and more twitchy than some on the subjects of fanatics. Nothing like digging through a pile of corpses, that include women and children with their hands and feet wire tied, to give an unfavorable opinion on fanatics. I'm not playing the vet card. I'm stating that I tried to give your stories a fair shake, and they didn't hold my particular interest because they looked to be supportive of fanatical behavior in the first quarter or first third of the book/story. On the plus side, I'd say you're not a bad writer. Just not my sort of subjects. I will point out that it's not entirely casual when it seemed to be three times in a row. I drew the impression that you tended to fixate on ruthless, fanatical militaries, and not in a negative fashion.
Hence why I was ready to apologize when my surface impression is apparently wrong. If a book catches my eye, I give it the first quarter to catch my attention. If it doesn't, and it's not always because it's badly written, I move on. After a few times, I tend to draw my opinion. They tend to go into the pile where I buy their books upon release, or I tend to avoid them because of the impression I got. First impressions are a bit of a hard thing to shake, Mr Kratman. I'm willing to concede a first impression, or third impression, as being wrong. But I will repeat, it was based on three first impressions that may have been flawed, but seemed legitimate on the surface from my admittedly unthorough view. You owe me no justification, and your style of writing is your own. I will say that one CAN get an impression you apparently dislike and seem hostile to, via the above mentioned means.
