Taylor and the Holocaust: summing up

[Doug Millison]

If there's a single character in GR more deluded and sick than Pudding, it
would have to be Blicero. Besotted with death- and technology-worship does
not add up to big picture insight, but, instead, complete self-deception.
Swing has Blicero's number. I don't believe Pynchon means for us to admire
Blicero, if he did Blicero wouldn't be the pathetic and monstrous travesty
he is in GR.  By the way Swing, I agree with you on the importance of
religion and morality in P's writing, P would seem to be as obsessed with
religion as he is with history and politics, but I don't agree with your
politics and economics of globalization as expressed here.

"jbor":
I agree with you that Blicero's "sweeping" historical recognition of those
"bigger forces" could certainly be favourably contrasted with Pudding's
tunnel vision. (_GR_ 722-23) Blicero certainly seems to have a good grasp of
the "big picture", and presents a historical vista and interpretation which
is close to his creator's. Imo.