I mean, can you believe?

Mark Kohut mark.kohut at gmail.com
Fri Aug 21 12:27:22 CDT 2015


MarkKohut ‏@MarkKohut  11s11 seconds ago

"the starry skies above and the moral order within"--Kant #Franzen &
"unanchored babies" #Iconsideredadopting

On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 1:16 PM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
> #Iconsideredadopting a dog so that I could figure out real friendship.
> #Franzen #sarcasm
>
> On Fri, Aug 21, 2015 at 10:20 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>> http://www.theguardian.com/books/2015/aug/21/jonathan-franzen-considered-adopting-iraqi-orphan-young-people
>>
>> Yeah, writers are not necessarily the humanly best
>> folk..but???....considering adopting to learn how young people are
>> cynical and lack anger????  The mind boggles.....
>>
>> TO ADOPT A HUMAN BEING for these purposes?
>>
>> I have always thought the attacks on him---except for lack of
>> greatness in his works---were worse and more wrong-headed than what
>> they attacked in him. He seemed ....decently 'authentic" but if
>> this is honesty, I prefer lies full of humanity.
>>
>> Could this article be accurate?
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