SLSL Racial Differences

Otto ottosell at yahoo.de
Wed Nov 13 12:49:03 CST 2002


----- Original Message -----
From: <MalignD at aol.com>
To: <pynchon-l at waste.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 6:33 PM
Subject: Re: SLSL Racial Differences


>
> In a message dated 11/13/02 12:06:02 PM, ottosell at yahoo.de writes:
>
> << What fundamental alteration in meaning does leaving out "a useful
purpose,
>
> often in the interest of" to the general meaning of the sentence, which is
>
> about purposefully keeping others divided and powerless through matters of
>
> racial and social distinction? >>
>
> It's largely with those words that whatever meaning the sentence is
intended
> to convey goes off the rails.

I don't see that, (see the second half of my above sentence). My question
isn't answered. This is definitely not throwing rings to a drowning man. I'm
not convinced that it's "poorly written" or especially unclear.

Otto

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