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Meh. Those who have read the collection in question will understand what I am talking about. Rest of you should refrain from derailing the thread with "clever" comments, you sure aren't helping Mark's case.
People who read weird fiction of course expect to be challenged and disturbed. My issue is with the presence of pointless political ranting and wish fulfillment that doesn't benefit the stories in any way (not to mention that it goes against this author's supposed opposition to didacticism - unless that opposition is limited only to didacticism that isn't aligned with his own views).