since we're on the subject - what do you guys think of the essay 'Ender and Hitler: Sympathy for the Superman'?
http://peachfront.diaryland.com/enderhitlte.html
Summary: Ender's Game is an apologia for Hitler.
http://peachfront.diaryland.com/enderhitlte.html
Summary: Ender's Game is an apologia for Hitler.
I think that if you look at the claims in the essay through the lens of Card's Mormonism, a very different picture emerges.
Ender's celibacy until marriage is [ostensibly] normal in Mormon society, and the age at which he married then is just a number, which falls within the realm of coincidence.
You'll note that Ender killed the Buggers without knowledge of what he was doing, then became wracked with guilt.
This hints at Enders Game as a defense not for Hitler, but for Brigham Young, and his (disputed-whether-he-knew) role in the Mountain Meadows massacre.
This would explain Card's unseemly rage at the author of the Ender-as-Hitler essay: she had effectively Godwin'd a revered patriarch of Card's religion.
I don't think Card is trying to excuse Hitler. I really don't think so. Not even subconsciously. And I thought upon reading that article that it was interesting, but rather misguided. The OP response made a lot of sense, considering Card is very likely a Mormon. But even then, I think it was subconscious on his part.