crusade

[Jasper Fidget]

It is interesting indeed the way some people respond to differing
opinions--it must be hard to be so right all the time.  I'm finding myself
greatly entertained by the ongoing race to demonstrate the most wisdom, the
most compassion, the most understanding of the world's sad situation.  What
I find truly odd is that some people seem to believe that an appreciation
for Pynchon must entail some political (or--I hesitate to say--moral)
stance, possibly because of academic saturation, or because of an arrogant
belief that in order to be smart enough to read a difficult book one must
also think alike.  Thus a multitude of general statements, as if their
opinions are a given: horror and remorse over Sept. 11 flowing without
qualification into statements that include the word jingo in some manner,
the evil of capitalism and the oppression of Wall Street, presuming accord,
but engaging in tautologies.  Rather like religious rites, or frat-boy
measuring contests.

By all means, let's have more!

Jasper Fidget


From: "David Morris" <fqmorris at hotmail.com>
>
> Why must you announce your filtering list to the P-list as if we all
agreed
> with you?  As Rhaendra announced, her "flame" to arne was private.  arne
> made it public.  Your calling rhaendra a troll is very troll-like indeed.
>
> David Morris
>
> >From: "Henry Musikar"
> >
> >About ready to filter messages from rhaendra. If anyone needs help with
> >setting up their email to filter messages with particular
characteristics,
> >let me know. Last thing most of need in these trying times is a troll.
>
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