No vitriol here, no sir! Re: Saint Jack. II

Doug Millison pynchonoid at yahoo.com
Tue Aug 20 11:20:14 CDT 2002


--- Bandwraith at aol.com wrote:

> One of the problems faced by radicals like St.
> Clair, et al., 
> in these post-9/11 days is a complete inability to
> make
> the case that they are any different than those
> boogey-
> men they have attempted to make a living 

Having made certain compromises to make a living and
abandon that youthful idealism, a lot of Boomers wield
this axe.  

The despairing Boomer blames the messenger for the
message, disparaging the activist for exhibiting
energy she has long forgotten.

See Vineland for more on this complex phenomenon.



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