Dear Mr. Vonnegut
- chuckn
- plox
- carpetbagger
- chuckn
- Cattleman
- cyberkrinn
- Sunbear
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» chuckn - I almost linked to this a few weeks ago...
In These Times interviewed Kurt Vonnegut last month. I almost posted here and linked to it, it was that good. The reason I didn't was because it was toooooo good. I thought it would cause way too much havoc. (Although not as much as we're causing worldwide and are about to cause in the Middle East.)
Well, I'm not the only one who loved the interview. It has become so popular that Mr. Vonnegut has agreed to answer email questions on a regular basis.
Here's the original interview (courtesy of Alternet):
http://www.alternet.org/story.html?Story...
And here's his first question and answer:
http://www.alternet.org/story.html?Story...
A teaser:
"I myself feel that our country, for whose Constitution I fought in a just war, might as well have been invaded by Martians and body snatchers. Sometimes I wish it had been. What has happened, though, is that it has been taken over by means of the sleaziest, low-comedy, Keystone Cops-style coup d’etat imaginable. And those now in charge of the federal government are upper-crust C-students who know no history or geography..." - KV
-- posted by chuckn
» carpetbagger - Re: Re: I almost linked to this a few weeks ago...
I am not certain, but is Mr. Vonnegut the author who was a p.o.w. at or near Dresden during the bombing in April of '45. Does Mr. Vonnegut think that bombing was justified? I am simply curious.-- posted by carpetbagger
» Cattleman - I almost linked to this a few weeks ago...
In response to message posted by carpetbagger:Vonnegut was in Dresden - his novel "Slaughterhouse 5" was partially based on his experiences there.
Do you think the bombing of Dresden was justified? I don't. It was firebombed almost to total destruction with a massive loss of civilian lives even though it was not really a military target.
-- posted by Cattleman
» cyberkrinn - Re: I almost linked to this a few weeks ago...
In response to message posted by chuckn:
That was great! I really enjoyed it. And,thanks for the link. I didn't know about alternet.org and I like the site. I also didn't know about In These Times. Now I have to check that out too!
-- posted by cyberkrinn
» Sunbear - Re: Re: Re: I almost linked to this a few weeks ago...
In response to message posted by carpetbagger:Hi All,
I came across this thread today after I saw that this topic had started up again. I have always been very interested in Vonnegut and have followed his career and books.
Indeed, he is the author who survived the fire-bombing of Dresden during WWII. If you are interested here is my article, Pillar of Salt, that explores his experiences in WWII in relation to the so-called "war on terror" and the terrifying nature of war in itself.
Best wishes,
Tom Martin
-- posted by Sunbear
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