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    Posted: 25 June 2006 at 4:45pm
ya, ive been looking around the internet all over the place and i havent found an answer. Is Tom clancy a Liberal or a Conservative? or something else? i dont really care what he is, but i just want to know. anyway...



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Originally posted by Wikipedia Wikipedia wrote:

In recent years, his novels have become more political, showcasing his conservative philosophy. In the novels Executive Orders and The Bear and the Dragon, Jack Ryan is President of the United States. Some of Ryan's policies include a more aggressive War on Drugs (with an emphasis on arresting high-profile drug users to curtail demand) and replacing the progressive income tax with a flat tax. Some fans have objected to this focus on domestic politics.

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I couldn't imagine a liberal writing all those military novels, but then again i've never read one of them.
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alright thanks...i always asumed he was liberal...but what do i know...



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I too often wondered that but coudln't really figure it out and quit trying. He writes amazing books though.
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ive got rainbow six somewhere in my room. its like 400 pages! one of his thinner books too...
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Originally posted by barn_user barn_user wrote:

I too often wondered that but coudln't really figure it out and quit trying. He writes amazing books though.

I am shocked by this - I don't know how anybody could read his books and not be aware of his rather staunch political views.

The later Jack Ryan novels in particular are virtually nothing but liberal-bashing.

I do agree, however, that he writes amazing books.  Or at least he used to.  These days, when he actually writes a book himself, he phones it in bigtime...
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i was told that he gets his info from i think ex navy seals or something...i dont know...but thats just what i was told..



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Originally posted by blackdog144 blackdog144 wrote:

alright thanks...i always asumed he was liberal...but what do i know...
HAHAHAHAHA, you have to be retarded to not know where he stands.

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His books are just not that good.

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Originally posted by mbro mbro wrote:

Originally posted by blackdog144 blackdog144 wrote:

alright thanks...i always asumed he was liberal...but what do i know...
HAHAHAHAHA, you have to be retarded to not know where he stands.

Seriously... He makes is so obvious. I'm questioning whether you've read any of his books.

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Originally posted by mbro mbro wrote:

Originally posted by blackdog144 blackdog144 wrote:

alright thanks...i always asumed he was liberal...but what do i know...
HAHAHAHAHA, you have to be retarded to not know where he stands.


I agree.


Show me a liberal who writes the same type of books and I'll show you a man who doesnt know his stance politically.

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Originally posted by Linus Linus wrote:


Show me a liberal who writes the same type of books and I'll show you a man who doesnt know his stance politically.

Um, what?

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It was a joke....

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I think you will find plenty of "liberals" that write political/military thrillers - they just don't typically use their books as a platform for right-wing politics.
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Maybe I'm that slow I guess...good thing somebody points me in the right direction every now and then.
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Originally posted by barn_user barn_user wrote:

good thing somebody points me in the right direction every now and then.


That was either a brilliantly subtle pun, or you're completely oblivious to what you just said.
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