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That's not his views... that's from an essay where he's parodying the mainstream ultrasimplification of political alignment.
https://inthesetimes.com/article/cold-turkey
You left out some language that I think clears up his ironic tone:
Totally changes it, doesn't it?
Oh, interesting. To be fair, Wikipedia left it out (not me), I was actually trying to check if the dude was a bigot or just 200iq ironic.
Still not convinced it's the latter though.
I've read 12 of Vonnegut's books. He is fundamentally a social progressive, but there are also some moments in some 70s novels (particularly Breakfast of Champions) that I find homophobic. He also has a habit of making women either passive pleasers or full nutso.
But he also explicitly and repeatedly pushes kindness, egalitarian social justice, and willingness to change.
I highly highly recommend every human read Mother Night.