Whole Sickness?

Paul Mackin mackin at allware.com
Thu Jul 11 07:17:00 CDT 1996


Got to admit the example of funding Esther's abortion leaves a lot
to be desired as a "life-giving" dimension for the Crew.

But the animate existence _is_ complex.

					P.

On Thu, 11 Jul 1996, Susan M Danewitz wrote:

> Perhaps this is my personal bias, but the overwhelming theme i
> see in _V._ is the struggle between animate / inanimateness and
> so the $$ is merely another way the Crew help something become inanimate.
> Rachael, who seems to be a Good Guy, fights tooth & nail to
> prevent Esther's abortion...  I mean, pitching in your
> spare change to help fund a bombing or massacre wouldnt be so
> impressive, would it?
> 
> I'd like to draw a line, somehow, that marks difference between
> WSC and Foppl's crowd, later, but all i can see is differences
> in degree, not in kind.





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