What does Pynchon do?

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on 2/8/03 3:02 AM, prozak at anus.com at prozak at anus.com wrote:

> 
>>> [...]  CIA Director George Tenet told the breakfast,
>>> "God teaches us to be resolute in the face of evil,
>>> using all of the weapons and armor that the word of
>>> God supplies."
>> 
>> This scares the living shit out of me.
> 
> In many ways it seems Pynchon is against absolutism of symbol, and
> prefers that we understand things in their local rather than
> universal configurations, as universal logic in itself might be an
> illusion (projection).
> 
> I'll not screw around on this issue: I'm against the war. I don't
> care if Saddam's an asshole, or whether or not he threatens Israel. I
> think this is a "picked fight" as another listmember said and it's an
> impossibly unjust one that will result in many "common man" Iraqi
> dudes smiting the Mk82 rain. It's psychotic. And as always, there's
> the question of who profits...
> 
> In many ways, the nationalism (allegiance to extended family/tribe)
> we had before superpowerism (allegiance to one doctrine over another)
> provided for more meaningful, relevant and interesting wars.
> 
> Enough of that... it's Friday night. Into the void.
> 
Actually, the "picked fight" comment was mine. It was the basis of my
paranoid Rhode Island parody. We are in complete agreement here.

One of the messages of GR, and also Vineland, was the impact of global
machinations on the lives of the innocent, or guilty, people caught up in
the maelstrom.

I'm surprised by your Friday night reference. Weekends are for dilettantes,
amateurs, and the bourgeoisie.

Joe