Science fiction doesn't necessarily speak to social issues,
Radagastly. Books such as Niven's
Footfall (can you tell he's one of my favorite authors?
) and Spielberg's
Close Encounters of the Third Kind are delightfully devoid of serious social commentary (in fact,
Footfall is about killer elephants from outer space
). I am not, of course, claiming that all sci-fi is free of politics;
Fallen Angels is
very political (and also quite good).
InklingElf - glad to be of service.