Pynchon as propaganda

[Otto]

>
> I don't believe. You don't believe. The text neither believes nor
> disbelieves I don't imagine Terrance believes but I'll let him answer if
> he thinks the question is worth bothering with. Belief here is a
> complete non-issue.Not the point of the passage at all.The point of the
> passage is frightened men dying.
> >

Isn't it about the fact too that religion is being abused for preparing men
to become killers and get killed, in WW-II like in most wars up to the
present one? Which makes religion a war-device, a part of psy-ops imho.

"It really happened. It was quite common." (693.14)

"Garrison-churches" (693.2) really are quite common over here. The next one
is five minutes to walk from here.


Otto