Progress and Rebellion

[RICHARD ROMEO]

When it comes to new innovation, seems to me, naturally, the people who 
discovered that power or who discover other things based on that 
breakthrough, would naturally want to control the secrets of that power.  
And they've been damn good at it. (e.g. The Catholic Church, Capitalists 
etc.)  But isn't the nature of things such that because of the unforseen 
conseqences brought about by the execution of this power, that ultimately 
these consequences lead to the destruction or overturning of that power 
(of course into the hands of another power elite-and that seems to be our 
nature).  I guess what I'm saying is that power elites are their own 
worse enemies.  However, is our progress (if we can even use that word 
anymore) now seen for what it us-a relay race of baton twirling power 
elites.  My question is what does say about the Counterforce?  do we all 
just shrug our shoulders and watch the fascists  from the sidelines not 
entering the fray until one of 'em crashes out-of-bounds and smashes our 
friends into the dirt?  The beauty of much of Pynchon's characterizations 
is this sense of utter helplessness...well back to my sideline



rich

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