Krakauer is a dirtbag. His book on Chris Mcandless was horrible. Not defending Mr. Mcandless, who made a very unwise choice.
*Krakauer-dirtbag. His book on Chris Mcandless was horrible. Not defending Mr. Mcandless, who made a very unwise choice.*
‘Into the Wild” was a bestseller. McCandless was headstrong. Could be similar to Tillman.
*It is disgusting that such flippant language is used in discussing a patriot who left a big money job to serve amid known extreme risks.* He didn’t learn from his first deployment. He would have been on the lookout for other risky endeavors.
Tillman was more into the adventure of military life. Football would have been a temporary stopover for his next endeavor. Afghanistan was presented to him on a silver platter. The rest of us enlisted for other reasons such as the benefits, a first job etc. We’re lucky to have men like him in this country. It’s more important to have leadership who will ‘stand beside her and guide her’. Trump was one. Objected to the war didn’t he?
He sure romanticized the decisions of a mentally unstable kid in that book didn’t he?
What do you mean? He elevated McAndless to folk hero status. Frankly I think he was way too nice and made McCandless into some sort of mythological figure, a sort of "Wandering Hippy Jesus". How do you see that as being unfair to the guy?
I knew Chris from HS, we had a class where he was a TA because most of his coursework was done as a sophomore or junior. He was brilliant but odd even back in the 80’s.
I think Krakauer is a good writer.
Tillman is a mystery to me but I appreciate and honor his sacrifice to our country.