An article that's making the rounds.

[uberreiniger]

Gore Vidal: Portrait of an American Douchebag.

For a guy who dismisses other writers as self-glorifying ol' Gore sure seems to have an inflated view of his own opinions. I don't disagree with him on things like Afghannistan or Conservativism, but I have serious issues with his entire attitude, not to mention his palling around with Timothy McVeigh.

Comments

[donkeyjon.livejournal.com]

but...but...he says 'fascism' like it's a bad thing....


Though to be honest, I've always considered Gore Vidal to be the guy who drives through the bad neighborhood and clucks his tongue saying "This is terrible. We need to do something!" then returns to his penthouse apartment for brunch. He was born rich, he will die rich, and he's been privileged his entire life, yet he thinks he knows the American people.

[uberreiniger.livejournal.com]

No, Gore Vidal wasn't privileged - he comes from a black city. He totally gets the plight of those people. And because he watched his boyfriend die on Iwo Jima he is totally in touch with what Americans think about Swedes. Don't fuck with Gore Vidal because he'll just say "no sex" and make you collate his photographs.