re The Unmaking of Fascist Aesthetics

[Doug Millison]

Dave Monroe quoted:
>" what it means
>to say that we have conquered fascism, when the
>aesthetics of fascism still describe and determine how
>we look at political figures and global events."


This seems to be a topic of some interest to Pynchon, judging from the
attention he pays to the "aesthetics of fascism" in his work. Thanks for
passing along news of that book, Dave,  _The Unmaking of Fascist
Aesthetics_.

For example:

"Brock [...] leaning darkly in above her like any of the
sleek raptors that decorate fascist architecture." (Vineland, p. 287)

What might Pynchon's comparison say about the Reagan-Bush Administration,
considering that Brock Vond is a functionary of said Administration? Brock
Vond as the decoration, the Administration as the supporting architecture?
Or, does Pynchon cut across partisan lines and here indict the underlying
state? Or, both.