Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Blocked!! How Tolerant

I was looking back on some past posts.  As my 2.3 faithful readers will recall, the Self-Published Science Fiction Competition ousted a book from the competition because the author held some opinions with which they disagreed.  The rest of the story from last winter is here.

At the time I responded with what I thought was a polite and positive response.  I thanked them for highlighting a book that I didn't know existed and that I ended up enjoying a great deal.

That was the sum total of my interaction with their X account.  Nothing mean nor derogatory.  Simple thanks.

Their response??

Progressivism is nothing if not the sterling examples of intolerance.

I will accept their kind offer and not bother them any further by referring people to any books involved in their competition.  I will however continue to indicate that the SPSFC is run by an intolerant crew and unworthy of any serious fan's attention.