At 10:17 AM 12/12/98 +1100, rj wrote: > ...I think, lies Pynchon's critique of democracy (which is itself > the 'They' in Pynchon's fictions, or component thereof, imho.) Wow, this is a surprise to me. I've never had the impression that They are The People. Can you be a bit more particular as to what has led you to this conclusion?