Interview with Gore Vidal for "The Great Depression"
287K views · Dec 23, 2013 · Education
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@MrRobster1234 · 12 years ago
I love people who can look at their own class/religion/race and see the most glaring faults.
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@garretttedeman · 9 years ago
Jeez - Learn more history in 1 hr of listening to Vidal than in a whole semester at school. ....These interviews are a real treasure.
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@reidwhitton6248 · 2 years ago
Things were more interesting and slightly more hopeful 15-20 years ago when characters like Gore Vidal, and Christopher Hitchens were alive. Public intellectuals who were well versed in history and actually gave a damn about society. They spoke their minds and didn't give a damn what anyone thought of them. They are sorely missed and the country is much bleaker without their presence and voices of integrity.
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@geico1975 · 8 years ago
I'm filled with glee, having listened to Vidal describe our one "corporate political party with two wings." Republican and Democrat:)
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@CandaceOBrienYouTube · 12 years ago
one of our great minds no longer with us. such a loss.
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@PhilboydStudge-007 · 11 years ago
Vidal was once described as a national treasure...I can't do better than that. The world is an emptier place without him. What a brilliant man!
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@williamwhitten7820 · 1 year ago
<b>"Politicians lie like birds sing."~Gore Vidal</b>
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@Nickprohoroff1965 · 8 years ago
He came; He saw: He Recontoired. We receive the gift of oral testimony. Lucky us.
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@MrJoeybabe25 · 7 years ago
All that was needed was to turn on the camera. He was a pro.
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@kimkhalaj9927 · 9 years ago
I love him! How wise he was!
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@crimesofthecentury2714 · 9 years ago (edited)
We don't have anyone of this man's caliber anymore. His patrician class is long out of the picture and nobody with a solid grasp of history is commenting or at least getting the platform to do it on a national level. Now it's just IT billionaires with no historical context or broad education impacting every aspect. It's a bit scary.
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@mattsharkey8437 · 6 years ago
The more you hate government, the more you love Mr. Vidal.
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