Kurt Vonnegut died the other day at the age of 84. The infamous author of Slaugherhouse-five (and many other classics) will be missed. Outside of being a great author he was an amazing personality, a humanitarian, a soldier (former POV) and a lifelong member of the American Civil Liverties Union. Below is a great clip with him on the Daily Show in 2005.



Vonnegut was very outspoken against the war and the Bush administration and I think he articulated this better than anyone:

"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."[