Re: F&SF that I Read in 2007: T

In article <fvtk3e$c9e$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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William December Starr <wdstarr@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>In article <fvpuus$3t9$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>jdnicoll@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
 (James Nicoll) said:
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>> The world view presented in SW is that robo-slavery is perfectly
>> OK.  In fact IIRC one of the Jedi finds the idea that robots might
>> want to be self-owning hilarious.
>
>And we all know what great judges of sapient-being nature the Jedi
>are.
>
>But seriously, what do you mean by "presented?"  (a) It's the
>prevailing view within the culture and with George Lucas / the
>particular author is merely showing it, (b) GL/tpa is deliberately
>trying to push the concept, or (c) GL/tpa is endorsing it without
>even noticing?  (It's a close call, but I'd say that (c) is even
>more ****ed up than (b).)

	C, I think. There's some evidence that Lucas is at least
somewhat blind to the implications of his stories and settings. 
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