pacifism

[Paul Mackin]

Mike states the point even more colorfully  than did that other Michael
(Kelly was his name).I mostly agree with the point as it fits the present
situation with the proviso that pacifists are not necessarily CONSCIOUSLY
and INTENTIONALLY trying to reap the benefits won by the fighters. It seems
very possible that some pacifists would accept the danger and even death
accruing from adherence to their moral principles. .
        P.



----- Original Message -----
From: "mike j" <michaelmailing at yahoo.com>
To: "Pynchon List" <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2001 4:49 PM
Subject: pacifism


> seems to me the pacifist's real solace is in knowing
> that it just won't fly -- he gets all the self-serving
> benefits of a warm, gooey idealism without ever
> actually having to employ his ideals to try and
> achieve it.
>
> so long as there's someone else out there guaranteed
> to do the wrong thing -- say, actually *fight*
> terrorism in this instance -- the bleeding heart wins
> big at a crooked table, benefitting from the ends
> while washing his hands of the means.
>
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