Authorrheal in Tension

[RuudSaurins at aol.com]

Pynchon and War...
   ...not much to discuss, is there?  GR non-withstanding, nobody is talking about the "roots" of so much belligerence, which Pynchon so ably addresses in his Luddite article (imho).  Some "Badass" is always bigger and meaner than you and willing to kick your ass to have his way.  Knowledge of the whereabouts and possible intentions of such persons can be terror inspiring.
    No doubt that Saddam Hussein has more than his fair share of "Bodine" blood circulating thru his evil vasculature.  Should such individuals be dispatched with extreme prejudice?  Pynchon has composed scenes in his novels that bear some resemblance to pre-emptive strikes against "badasses".  Pre-emptive strikes such as the intended castration of Slothrop backfire (tragically, if you are the Major).  As was so eloquently and laboriously argued with regard to Dixon's "allowing" the slave driver to "run into his fist"; the narrative is only suggestive (at best) of the author's "true intentions" in composing the scene.  Again, no pre-emptive strikes are composed into the narrative.  Perhaps the author is suggesting to the reader that such actions either do not work, or are unpopular with the author. 
                                                 truly,
                                                 Ruud