Most authors see tyranny for the unmistakable evil it is
It’s time for authors to see one another as allies in the fight against tyranny, even if we enter the game through different doors.
I know a lot of authors and very, very few of them are libertarian. Even fewer are like me: Rothbardian, and someone who sees the State as pure evil. Without the State, tyranny can’t exist.
I’ve met a lot of authors who, like me, despise tyranny, even if they see something else causing it. Many will say “capitalism” is to blame, especially if they’re ingrained in the Left.
In the past, I’ve blamed these people and those like them in entertainment, regardless of their sub-niche (music, TV, stage), for the way Leftism has plagued America and the West. While I’ll stick to my guns and continue to let that message spill over in my books, I’ve since learned that these authors and entertainers aren’t the enemy.
If we share one common denominator, it’s that we know tyranny sucks. We may have our differences elsewhere, but honestly, we can live in a world without tyranny and still live our lives with our worldviews intact.
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Libertarians, leftists, and conservatives who hate tyranny can coexist
No, I don’t mean coexistence by multiculturalism. Instead, I mean coexistence by leaving each other alone. Thankfully, we do just that most of the time.
I’m Rothbardian, but do I hate on my right-wing conservative neighbors, or the outspoken Democrat who lives a few doors up from me? No. I have no reason to, so I leave them alone. I might secretly base an antagonistic character on them. But I acknowledge them while I’m walking (or running) outside, when the days are longer and brighter.
Ditto for those who drive electric vehicles or eat vegan because they think it’s helping to save the planet. Good. That’s fine. But I’ll keep eating my bison steaks, eggs, and dairy products.
I’ll also keep throwing my garbage out because I know excessive recycling only leads to discarded items left to pile up anyway. And I’ll keep buying vehicles with combustion engines while I’m at it, spreading my views on why fossil fuels and industrialization changed the world for the better and how they continue doing so.
Meanwhile, I’m not judging that Evangelical family who homeschools their kids via a Christ-based curriculum. Why would I? It’s their lives, not mine. Why is it any of my business and why should I make it my business?
Ditto for the family sending their kids to public schools and learning about the theory of evolution while they embrace forged diversity initiatives. Once again, is it my business? No. So again, why should I or anyone who disagrees with them make it our business? That only creates unnecessary tension.
Most authors of all stripes hate tyranny, and it’s not a bad thing
My question, therefore, is: Why not face the beast of tyranny and expose it for what it really is? Who cares if we’re entering the fight through different doors?
Most of us don’t like it when a small group of elite individuals rules over the masses and forces them to abide by their worldview. Isn’t that enough to put us on the same plane, even if I’m an unapologetic libertarian and you might be a die-hard religious conservative or godless progressive?
Exposing tyranny, and realizing that people are capable of living their lives without a bureaucracy telling them what they can and can’t do, is one common message I see in so many books. And if the author is a leftist that thinks they need to inject tokenism and DEI into their work, then who cares? I won’t buy it. But I also won’t cry online and shout that we need to boycott that author.
The overall message is a positive one. I’ll scoff at their tokenism, but respect their anti-tyranny message. And maybe they’ll be fine with a revisionist like Quinn Cozens, my main character in Beyond the Lost Horizon, and his constant rants. Quinn and that author’s DEI-infused crowd that hates white Christian men have more in common than meets the eye.
Authors don’t need to bicker about who’s right
Just focus on the bad guy, whether you’re on the Left and think the enemy is a bunch of die-hard capitalists, or if you’re like me and you know anyone in bed with the State hates capitalism and free markets.
Clearly, I just said I’m in the right, but both myself and that Leftist author hate it when civil liberties are compromised.
So let’s not bicker about who’s right, and just let our books’ inner messages do the talking. And if they hate tyranny, then there’s a good chance our respective readerships overlap.
If you’re an author who’s reading this, take one look at my books and see if our works are compatible. If they both spit on tyrannical governments, regardless of who’s propping those governments up, then you’re a good fit for my audience, and probably vice versa.
