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Cold Turkey
by Decius at 9:57 am EDT, May 25, 2004 |
] by Kurt Vonnegut
]
] Many years ago, I was so innocent I still considered it
] possible that we could become the humane and reasonable
] America so many members of my generation used to dream
] of. We dreamed of such an America during the Great
] Depression, when there were no jobs. And then we fought
] and often died for that dream during the Second World
] War, when there was no peace.
]
] But I know now that there is not a chance in hell of
] America's becoming humane and reasonable. Because
] power corrupts us, and absolute power corrupts
] absolutely. Human beings are chimpanzees who get crazy
] drunk on power. By saying that our leaders are
] power-drunk chimpanzees, am I in danger of wrecking the
] morale of our soldiers fighting and dying in the Middle
] East? Their morale, like so many bodies, is already shot
] to pieces. They are being treated, as I never was, like
] toys a rich kid got for Christmas (No, I don't "agree" with this essay. But it is Kurt Vonnegut. And it is entertaining.) |
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RE: Cold Turkey
by bucy at 12:49 pm EDT, May 25, 2004 |
Decius wrote:
] ] by Kurt Vonnegut
] ]
] ] Many years ago, I was so innocent I still considered it
] ] possible that we could become the humane and reasonable
] ] America so many members of my generation used to dream
] ] of. We dreamed of such an America during the Great
] ] Depression, when there were no jobs. And then we fought
] ] and often died for that dream during the Second World
] ] War, when there was no peace.
] ]
] ] But I know now that there is not a chance in hell of
] ] America's becoming humane and reasonable. Because
] ] power corrupts us, and absolute power corrupts
] ] absolutely. Human beings are chimpanzees who get crazy
] ] drunk on power. By saying that our leaders are
] ] power-drunk chimpanzees, am I in danger of wrecking the
] ] morale of our soldiers fighting and dying in the Middle
] ] East? Their morale, like so many bodies, is already shot
] ] to pieces. They are being treated, as I never was, like
] ] toys a rich kid got for Christmas
]
] (No, I don't "agree" with this essay. But it is Kurt Vonnegut.
] And it is entertaining.) Agreed. |
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Cold Turkey
by brent_chivers at 8:37 pm EDT, May 24, 2004 |
] by Kurt Vonnegut
]
] Many years ago, I was so innocent I still considered it
] possible that we could become the humane and reasonable
] America so many members of my generation used to dream
] of. We dreamed of such an America during the Great
] Depression, when there were no jobs. And then we fought
] and often died for that dream during the Second World
] War, when there was no peace.
]
] But I know now that there is not a chance in hell of
] America%u2019s becoming humane and reasonable. Because
] power corrupts us, and absolute power corrupts
] absolutely. Human beings are chimpanzees who get crazy
] drunk on power. By saying that our leaders are
] power-drunk chimpanzees, am I in danger of wrecking the
] morale of our soldiers fighting and dying in the Middle
] East? Their morale, like so many bodies, is already shot
] to pieces. They are being treated, as I never was, like
] toys a rich kid got for Christmas. |
Cold Turkey
by k at 10:49 am EDT, May 25, 2004 |
] by Kurt Vonnegut [ I also wouldn't say I precicely agree with the conclusion, but Vonnegut's pretty much always entertaining, and he touches on a few of my most favorite issues, among them the increasingly black or white, liberal or conservative political/ideological environment and of course the way so many nominal christians don't seem to get Jesus, after whom they are supposed to model themselves, presumably. -k] |
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