CoDominium/YMMV


 * High Octane Nightmare Fuel: Horace Bury has a close encounter with a space suit . At that point most of his negative energies got redirected from other people and into Fantastic Racism towards the Moties, believing them to be the greatest threat humanity has ever faced and that they must be immediately xenocided. And this is before The Reveal that confirmed to everyone how dangerous the Moties were.
 * Values Dissonance: After The Mote in God's Eye Pournelle was accused of supporting monarchism.