Mieville's thoughts...

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Originally Posted by Nerwen

I don't say he wouldn't, but I also don't say it follows. If I say, "such-and-such a novel has a backward political and social outlook", I'm not trying to imply that anyone who reads it for enjoyment, without critiquing its politics, is doing something wrong. Furthermore, I also wouldn't think for a moment that someone who outright agreed with the author's politics was doing something morally wrong, just that such a person, like the author, was misguided. (The exception would be if those politics were of a very extreme nature, and supported actions that I do consider immoral, like killing everyone who disagrees with you or something.)

So, maybe Miéville does, or did, think that way, but you haven't shown it; you're the one who brought morality into the equation.

Once again, let's agree to disagree. I don't think this point is all that important in the scheme of things...