Youth is wasted in protest

[Dave Monroe]

This has all been very interesting indeed ...

--- cathy ramirez <cathyramirez69 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Not so sure about the masses of men and women 
> living lives of desperate desire for fascism, but I
> did find an interesting post or two from Dave Monroe
> on that famous preface to Eros & Civilization by
> Marcuse in the archives. 

We try ...

> The protest of youth is a biological necessity says
> Marcuse. It's what P talks about in the  SL Intro
> and in the INtro to Farina's novel BDSL. 

Can't recall anyone much claiming Pynchon an optimist
here, but I think he leaves room for both historical
and hermeneutic indeterminacy.  Biology, psychology
I've not given as much consideration, but ...

> Yeah, Dave, possible possibliites, but I'm holding
> onto that determinism because P attributes the death
> instinct to a biologically fate and the poor
> crippled consciousness of modern man.

But I think we've an opening here not only for some
serious post-MDDM chit-chat, but also to segue into,
say, Vineland, if most everyone's up for it, given a
little R&R first.  Though, again, I'd hate to see this
list never quite get 'round to Slow Learner ...

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