Pynchon as propaganda

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In a message dated 4/8/2003 1:11:25 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
keithsz at concentric.net writes:


> It is to contrast Christian faith as
> solace and hope in the face of death with Christian faith as instrument of
> death

I agree, and would add that the narrative tone suggests a "would you
believe it" type posture, directed to a "false" future- which was really
the present of the Vietnam era- as if these types of coercions or psy-
ops or spirit-ops, or whatever, were a thing of the past, when in fact,
they continue to this day... really.

respectfully
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