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Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and for the science fiction stories. He was a staunch democrat – shocking Glenn would even acknowledge his passing. Must have been because stood with the Tea Party in his final years.
I’ve been reading some O. Henry lately. It’s fascinating to see the influence his writing style had on people as disparate as Damon Runyon and Ray Bradbury. Bradbury may be best known for ‘Fahrenheit 451’ and ‘The Martian Chronicles’, but ‘Dandelion Wine’ is an underrated masterpiece. All his short stories are worth revisiting every so often, which is far more than can be said for many writers. As for politics, someone once said that if a man is not a socialist when he is young, he has no heart; and if he is not a conservative when he is old , he has no head. When you are older, you have more to conserve. None of this matters to Bradbury now. I’m a UK fan and think that he is one of the greats.
fact not fiction=Ray Bradbury began as Democrat but 1968 Prez LBJ turned him Republican….he then claimed to be Independent but voted for GOP for prez until 1976 Carter, whose ineptness turned him anti-Dem the rest of his life. - check www.nationalreview.com/blogs/print/301992 - quote from Bradbury to LATimes 2010 “I think our country is in need of a revolution….There is too much government today…We’ve got to remember the government should be by the people, of the people, and for the people.” - check out Bradbury biographer quotes…Sam Weller…“Mr.Carter’s inept handlking of the economy pushed him permanently away from the Democrats.”- - President G.W.Bush (2004) in a White House ceremony awarded Ray Bradbury the National Medal of Arts “for his commitment to the freedom of the individual” as “the greatest living American writer of science fiction.” - I only wish I could read a quote that this genius of a writer also found faith in the God of the Bible…..
this is the best I could find on the mans faith. At the age of 14, Ray Bradbury set out to visit Catholic churches, synagogues and charismatic churches in a quest to figure out his own faith. “I’m a Zen Buddhist if I would describe myself,” he said in a 2010 interview with John Blake at CNN. “I don’t think about what I do. I do it. That’s Buddhism. I jump off the cliff and build my wings on the way down.”
Bradbury has sometimes been described as a “Christian positivist”—and indeed, he lived a life of great joy. He took no credit for his success, believing that he owed his talent and his success to God. “The best description of my career as a writer,” he said, “is, ‘At play in the fields of the Lord.’”
See the last story," Take Me Home", by Ray Bradbury in the June4&11 New Yorker. It’s one page in length, but in a nutshell tells why he became a writer. " Twenty-five years later, I wrote “The Fire Balloons,” a story in which a number of priests fly off to Mars looking for creatures of good will. It is a tribute to those summers when my grandfather was alive. One of the priests was like my grandpa, whom I put on Mars to see the lovely balloons again, but this time they were Martians, all fired ad bright, adrift above a dead sea.
What a pathetic statement on American culture. The man was a very accomplished writer and the argument here is on his political beliefs. How petty. Grow up and get over yourselves.
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comicgos said, 12 months ago
Ray Douglas Bradbury is an American fantasy, horror, science fiction, and mystery writer. Best known for his dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451 and for the science fiction stories. He was a staunch democrat – shocking Glenn would even acknowledge his passing. Must have been because stood with the Tea Party in his final years.
Eryx
said, 12 months ago
@comicgos
Or because he can’t read.
josefw
said, 12 months ago
@Eryx
What the hell kind of comment is that? You are beyond belief… I pity your students.
iangoodson said, 12 months ago
I’ve been reading some O. Henry lately. It’s fascinating to see the influence his writing style had on people as disparate as Damon Runyon and Ray Bradbury. Bradbury may be best known for ‘Fahrenheit 451’ and ‘The Martian Chronicles’, but ‘Dandelion Wine’ is an underrated masterpiece. All his short stories are worth revisiting every so often, which is far more than can be said for many writers. As for politics, someone once said that if a man is not a socialist when he is young, he has no heart; and if he is not a conservative when he is old , he has no head. When you are older, you have more to conserve. None of this matters to Bradbury now. I’m a UK fan and think that he is one of the greats.
walruscarver2000 said, 12 months ago
@josefw
You obviously missed the point.
disgustedtaxpayer said, 12 months ago
fact not fiction=Ray Bradbury began as Democrat but 1968 Prez LBJ turned him Republican….he then claimed to be Independent but voted for GOP for prez until 1976 Carter, whose ineptness turned him anti-Dem the rest of his life.
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check www.nationalreview.com/blogs/print/301992
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quote from Bradbury to LATimes 2010 “I think our country is in need of a revolution….There is too much government today…We’ve got to remember the government should be by the people, of the people, and for the people.”
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check out Bradbury biographer quotes…Sam Weller…“Mr.Carter’s inept handlking of the economy pushed him permanently away from the Democrats.”-
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President G.W.Bush (2004) in a White House ceremony awarded Ray Bradbury the National Medal of Arts “for his commitment to the freedom of the individual” as “the greatest living American writer of science fiction.”
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I only wish I could read a quote that this genius of a writer also found faith in the God of the Bible…..
icky mudd said, 12 months ago
@disgustedtaxpayer
doG is in your own head,leave it there and don’t try and convince me of your own thoughts. Peace.
Harleyquinn
said, 12 months ago
@disgustedtaxpayer
this is the best I could find on the mans faith.
At the age of 14, Ray Bradbury set out to visit Catholic churches, synagogues and charismatic churches in a quest to figure out his own faith. “I’m a Zen Buddhist if I would describe myself,” he said in a 2010 interview with John Blake at CNN. “I don’t think about what I do. I do it. That’s Buddhism. I jump off the cliff and build my wings on the way down.”
Bradbury has sometimes been described as a “Christian positivist”—and indeed, he lived a life of great joy. He took no credit for his success, believing that he owed his talent and his success to God. “The best description of my career as a writer,” he said, “is, ‘At play in the fields of the Lord.’”
http://www.geneveith.com/2012/06/07/and-now-ray-bradbury/
ahab
said, 12 months ago
See the last story," Take Me Home", by Ray Bradbury in the June4&11 New Yorker. It’s one page in length, but in a nutshell tells why he became a writer. " Twenty-five years later, I wrote “The Fire Balloons,” a story in which a number of priests fly off to Mars looking for creatures of good will. It is a tribute to those summers when my grandfather was alive. One of the priests was like my grandpa, whom I put on Mars to see the lovely balloons again, but this time they were Martians, all fired ad bright, adrift above a dead sea.
mickey1339
said, 12 months ago
What a pathetic statement on American culture. The man was a very accomplished writer and the argument here is on his political beliefs. How petty. Grow up and get over yourselves.
Ms. Ima said, 12 months ago
@comicgos
Bradbury came to his political senses towards the end. Most intelligent people eventually do.
PlainBill said, 12 months ago
@Ms. Ima
Maybe there is hope for you.
lonecat said, 12 months ago
There seems to be little correlation between the value of a writer’s work and his or her political opinions. That’s just the way it goes.
disgustedtaxpayer said, 12 months ago
thank you Harley Quinn…!!! I appreciate your info.
edcrimmins
said, 12 months ago
I don’t believe in God, but “God bless Ray Bradbury!”