Am I the only one here considering the title and source of the thread? It has nothing to do with Kurt Vonnegut, at least the way I see it.
Baroda offered up a thread titled, "Who's that anti-american bastard?" Or something to that effect. Then proceeds to divert attention away from him using a somewhat eccentric American author who is an elderly man now.
Is that correct Baroda? You have "communist bastard" in part of your sig. So lets see, I know, you figured you'd get the Americans all worked up about one of their own respected and somewhat obscure authors, and sit back and enjoy the fun....without anyone questioning you at all.
Is that how the communists do things Baroda? Let old men take all the pounding while you get off scott free?
I for one am curious about Baroda's motives...mainly because he's the only one here who has a hammer and sicle as an avatar.
That being said, I think Nash has stood up admirally in the defense of artists/writers being contributors to society. Imo, Kurt Vonnegut is an eccentric, but I would hesitate to call him anti-American. Though Vonnegut's essay certainly is. I don't think it has much negative impact on the moral of our troops in war. I certainly hope not.
Baroda has no right to come in here sporting a hammer and sicle avatar, suggesting anti-Americanism and subjecting Mr. Vonnegut to critique on a piece he wrote, when he suspects Mr. Vonnegut is not here to respond to Baroda. That's not very nice. And, aside from Nash and a couple others, it doesn't seem like many here have read his works.
Baroda does have a right to his opinion, and I would like to hear it, because so far as I can tell, he hasn't justified his first post, unless it was to put down Kurt Vonnegut.
Maybe I missed something.
And Nash, I don't think I've ever seen you get so, well, for lack of a better word, passionate about a discussion. I agree with your points about creative people and artists being great contributors to society. Pure technology without some spiritual basis could be the end of us all.
Les
