GRGR(4)Question about Slothrop going under

[Terrance F. Flaherty]

Jill,
Not wanting to enlist in the service sounds like my post on Malcolm X. Though I
think the other ideas you mention can be attributed to an unsubscribed sage,
sorely missed, imnsho.  I'll find these posts and send them to you.
Terrance

Jill Adams wrote:

> Hello
> I have been trying to find a post not too long ago where one of you sage
> listers made some sense out of the need for Psychological testing to
> uncover Race relations problems, and how does Pynchon tie this into
> anything having to do with Slothrop, bombs and the war. Perhaps he isn't.
> To me, race relations doesn't seem pertinent, except in a way that blacks
> being treated poorly in this country might make blacks not want to enlist
> in the service.  The posting had some kind of "on to something" phrase in
> it. If one of you can remember doing that and can tell me the date and the
> subject line, or if anyone can shed some light on why race relations matter
> to Pointsman or Mexico and their analysis of Slothrop. Perhaps I have
> missed a point or something.
>
> Jill