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Originally Posted by Yapyap
There's been a number of "stupid Liberals" remarks in the first book so far and at least one person who was presented as clearly delusional as blaming the Bush administration for this or that, but it's at a level that, if I hadn't previously been aware of the issue, I might not have noticed.
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The same segment also rips on the right fringe, you know? The cranks blaming it on the trilateral commission, references to tranzis, etc. He's on his best behavior.
Ringo is a soldier and a military expert.
Everything he does is going to be colored by what he sees.
And I suspect this series exists because he can't help but roll his eyes at most of the "surviving a zombie apocalypse" books out there.
He's saying, "This is what it takes to survive a zombie apocalypse. Good luck all you Resident Evil and Zombieland fans..." And, at that, he is purposefully understanding the horror to stay within the bounds of the target audience.
The whole Trixie thing, for instance...