-By Warner Todd Huston
[Ed note: Ray Bradbury passed on last night. He was 91. In celebration of his life and work, I’ll repost this article that appeared here in August of 2010.]
The L.A. Times has a heartwarming story of literary giant Ray Bradbury who at 90 is not afraid to tell everyone exactly what he thinks. A gathering of admirers got an earful of Bradburyisms on the verge of his Aug 22 90th birthday celebration in Los Angeles. Bradbury railed against the “too many machines” that we surround ourselves with, lamented that we hadn’t colonized the moon by now, and said that the U.S. is in need of a revolution because “there is too much government today.”
You have to hand it to this wizened sage. He hit the nail on the head with every statement. Bradbury is so right to point out that we are losing our American soul and character.
Here are his statements as reported by the Times:
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RIP Ray: Sci Fi Giant Ray Bradbury Slams Obama’s Era of Big Government”