A sketch of Pynchonian politics

[Richard Fiero]

Jane O' Sweet wrote:

>  . . .  I don't
>find that Pynchon (his texts that is, not the man, we have
>no idea about the man and who cares anyway) is either very
>astute on the complexities of economics or very interested
>in representing either what is now being called the "global
>economy" or what was then (GR, VL, M&D, circa 1960-2000) the
>current state of world economics.

If we abstract the issues away then they don't appear to exist. 
Pynchon's texts seem filled with instances of characters gaming 
the system. Brock Vond building his career by turning 
informants to roll over on their associates without actually 
busting anyone through Nixon the master criminal. It's not the 
author's fault that our naming of the systems involved is 
somewhat inadequate. Reality continues to validate the author's 
prescience and understanding of public events hidden from public transparency.