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Actually, no.
The "politically driven" reactionary old geezer label is just an excuse from supporters of the selection clique.
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That sounds good, but it doesn't seem to shake out that way in reality.
Find someone bemoaning the slate of finalists that isn't complaining because of political reasons.
Even in this thread, the negative comments tend to be:
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Sound dreadful. Politically correct and dull. One described as lesbians in space. All by women, one called Tamsyn.
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They all sound terribly boring to me.
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What you don't see much of is 'book XXX really shouldn't have been nominated. What about book YYY?'
At least the Sad Puppies tried that. I had more respect for them than the Rabid ones. There I just disagree. The stuff they championed tended to be old fashioned throwback stuff. Like the Golden Age writer complaining about New Wave authors being nominated. Or New Wave writers trying to block Cyberpunk. Times change and the field has to move forward or stagnate and die.
It's like complaining that the Marvel movies aren't nominated for best picture.
Monster Hunter International is fun. But worthy of winning a Hugo? C'mon.
I read Messenger by Virdi and Wijeratne. I liked it. Not everything they nominated was unworthy.