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Martin Eden

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18. That passage from Vonnegut should not be taken literally, but not entirely as satire either.

Reply to merrily (Reply #10)

Wed Feb 27, 2013, 12:55 PM

Feb 2013

If you can get past the word "utopia" and what the various Founders had in mind, Vonnegut offerred some very relevant commentary on the rapacious excess of wealth accumulation, our corrupt political process, and the impact of this inequity on average citizens.

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This is why Kurt Vonnegut is underrated [View all] kpete Feb 2013 OP

Welcome to the Granfalloon of America DeSwiss Feb 2013 #1

And so it goes. villager Feb 2013 #2

Poo-tee-weet AlbertCat Feb 2013 #7

Vonnegut is underrated? Buzz Clik Feb 2013 #3

By whom? AlbertCat Feb 2013 #9

And so it came to pass. bvar22 Feb 2013 #4

Message auto-removed matwilson Feb 2013 #5

He sure helped to shape my world view... WCGreen Feb 2013 #6

Master writer. JaneyVee Feb 2013 #8

With all due respect to Vonnegut, America was never meant to be a utopia for us all. merrily Feb 2013 #10

Indeed, it was never meant to be a utopia. AverageJoe90 Feb 2013 #11

Please define what "as inclusive as possible" means to you. merrily Feb 2013 #13

I think it was intended as basically satirical el_bryanto Feb 2013 #17

That passage from Vonnegut should not be taken literally, but not entirely as satire either. Martin Eden Feb 2013 #18

"I can only assume" Lordquinton Feb 2013 #20

You wouldn't call this utopian? moondust Feb 2013 #21

Many of the colonial groups had utopian aspirations wickerwoman Feb 2013 #22

And So It Goes . . . cer7711 Feb 2013 #12

This was one of my favorite books randr Feb 2013 #14

Love me some Vonnegut. reflection Feb 2013 #15

"God Bless you, Mr Rosewater." bemildred Feb 2013 #16

because his cameo in Rodney Dangerfield's Back to School Johonny Feb 2013 #19