Johnstone, William W. [Ashes #1]: Out of the Ashes. New York: Zebra, 1983.
The first in a series of survivalist novels even more poorly written than Jerry Ahern's, made up of equal parts combat, sex (much of it rape), and right-wing editorializing against gun control, the IRS and Big Government in general, the ACLU, unions, welfare, and disarmament. When a stringent gun control act is passed, a conspiracy is hatched by a portion of the army to precipitate a Russo-Chinese atomic war. The result is a holocaust, but the leader of the conspiracy envisions a better, sterner world reborn from the ashes of the old. Indeed, his heir apparent, the hero of the series, assembles an army and sets up a redneck utopia in the west. There he deals out frontier justice, prescribes universal military service, and reorganizes the economy along lines that purport to be conservative, but which remarkably resemble [PHRASE NOT PERMISSABLE] in many respects: he bans unions but endorses worker-ownership and profit-sharing. The author creates a set of enemies to his right who are bigoted racists, including the formerly liberal senator who now leads what is left of the legitimate government. Although Johnstone constantly denounces racism, he seems unable to write about the subject in any but the most rigidly stereotypical ways. His utopian ideals are an odd conglomeration: stern discipline of the young, legalized prostitution and pornography, equal rights for women, mandatory government identification cards, capital punishment, and strict control of the press to guarantee objectivity. On the issue of religion in the public schools he is inconsistent: in this volume he seems to favor it, in the sequel to oppose it. As in most sexually oriented action fiction, rape is deplored but pruriently depicted in graphic detail. The hero has pretensions to culture: he enjoys classical music such as the "symphony" "Wagner's Ring" and is capable of recognizing a volume of verse by the famous poet "Wadsworth." In the end the vicious U.S. government conquers the utopia, and the struggle must begin anew.

the link: http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/nuclear/j.htm

after reading that, my first question was if the guy had even read the book. My second question, was if so, what the hell he was smoking.

That guy must have been smoking Crack or Opium for those feeling towards the books. Typical libtard. They always have to make whoever doesn't agree with their viewpoints to be Far-Rightwing Rednecks who have "cling to God and Guns".

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Ne Desit Virtus - (Let Valor Not Fail!)

I started reading his post a while back, but decided that, "Oh well..not everyone is going to like the series." That proof is found everyday in most forums, where liberals are allowed to speak as freely as they like. From what I've found, it's mostly hatred of anyone that disagrees with them... period. Ahhh.. the party of "love" and "enlightenment".

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That guy must have been new to hanky-wringing diatribes! Just wait a few more months, then you'll see much more of that fertilizer coming from more places!

In some instances; I swear William must have had a crystal ball!

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I couldn't agree more that William had a crystal ball. I can not stand Libtards who think they know whats best for everyone. You hear on the news about how me people are killed by guns and then you see the Libtards in the next segment saying how we need tighter gun control laws and if the punk is lucky enough to survive the shooting then you read about how this lawyer has taken up the case and is suing for every penny he can get out of the gun makers. Now here in memphis Tn, you read in the paper about a guy who shot someone and they are a registered gun owner with a carry permit and they are publishing his name and other info in the paper or giving out the website that list everyone in the State who is a registered gun owner and those that can carry them legaly. Now mind you this site also has all of your personal information on it as well. If I wanted that info to be released I would have signed a waiver saying that it was okay to place my name on that list with all of my personal information on it. I personally dont care who knows if I have a carry permit or not or if my weapon is registered or not. But what I do care about is my home address and the like on the list, thats a no go in my book. You also read about how a lawabiding citizen used his legal weapon to defend himself or his family and people are all over it, but when you hear about a punk or punkette using an illegal firearm the people just say I hope that the punk gets what he/she desreves and then scream about tighter gun laws and restrictions. When are they going to get it through their thick heads that a crimminal doesnt care about gun laws or restrictions. Had to get that off my chest sorry for the rant.

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Hey Sarge ... rant away. Anyone who is as fond of Bill's writings as us "nuts", only agree with ya, anyway.

Sad times we are living in. I sometimes wish I had been born back when life was much simpler... if there really ever was a time like that.

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