This is still the Pynchon list, isn't it?

[Paul Mackin]

Hi Barbara

As ever.

        P.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Toby G Levy" <tobylevy at juno.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2001 8:46 AM
Subject: This is still the Pynchon list, isn't it?


> I response to the guy who wrote "I hope Pynchon in his next book orders
> his readers to jump off a cliff--so we'll finally know who the truly
> faithful are."
> I reply thusly:
> 
> Silly me, I thought that all of these political postings had some
> relevance to the writings of Thomas Pynchon. since the posters have taken
> the trouble to subscribe to the PYNCHON LIST, why else would they be
> posting?  Is it possible that they are only trying to push their own
> agenda TOTALLY OFF TOPIC without any relevance to the purpose of the
> list?  No, this cannot be.  This NEVER happens on the internet.
> 
> And to the guy who wrote "You don't mean the last sentence as you've said
> it? It's killing every discussion." My last sentence was that Pynchon
> would never agree with Bush supporters, and yes I think there is ample
> evidence in his novels to state that Pynchon feels that war is a cynical
> means of the those in power to extend their own control.  
> 
> And the only reason Bush showed restraint is because he didn't have a
> clue where to attack.  
> 
> Declaring "war" on terrorism is the same as declaring "war" on drugs or
> inflation.  You do not use the army. You use anti-crime techniques.  We
> need better ways to identify and remove the antisocial elements from
> society, but we do not need to bomb women and children of foreign
> countries to do this.  And if you believe the reports on the accuracy of
> our bombs, that ALWAYS hit their targets, I respectfully disagree. I do
> not believe these reports.  
> 
> And you cannot judge the acceptability of military action by the size of
> demonstrations.  What would it take to get you to demonstrate?  Writing a
> message to a internet list is one thing; going out on the street and
> risking injury is another.  And public opinion polls are ridiculous for
> lots of reasons.  I don't have time to get into that.
> 
> Toby
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