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Originally Posted by fjtorres
As I said before it is about entrenched orthodoxy creating its own opposition through overeach.
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That would mean, buying the puppies narrative of a secret sect controlling the awards. I don't buy it. It is not an "entrenched orthodoxy", but most of society. Like in your Modesitt quote:
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Nor should a novel be elevated unduly or praised merely because it features diversity, but a novel that has a good plot, and good characters, with diversity as well, should rate higher, in terms of literary value, than one that is simply a rip-roaring adventure story.
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People do simply this. No conspiracy, just a silent majority. Of course extrems exist, like in this article, but that is not who or why books were awarded. Puppies seem to just put anybody under the SWJ label who disagrees with them. But on the other hand, bad puppies don't want to be associated with rabbid puppies, which is done on the other side.