Irrelevant grandstanding

David Morris fqmorris at yahoo.com
Tue Feb 18 21:48:29 CST 2003


Amen!

Mike, you can do better.

DM

--- Terrance <lycidas2 at earthlink.net> wrote:
> 
> 
> Mike Weaver wrote:
> > 
> > Terance chides me for being politically incorrect 
> 
> Not true. I questioned your language not for its lack of political
> correctness but for it's reductionism and the racist (not the
> politically incorrect) overtones that reducing a complex class struggle
> to a "race riot" imply. Recall that one of the narrators of GR chides
> Marx for doing the same. And with good reason. 
> 
> Also, I agree with all that Jbor wrote in his critique. as one of the
> advocates for turning the pynchon list into a political discussion board
> surely you understand that you need to toss out that black and white
> view of the world that you try to get us to accept. doug can get away
> with it because he believes it with a religious zeal that is not worth
> disputing. barb can get away with it because she's not a very
> sophisticated political head. but you! mike weaver, you can't get away
> with it. try again?


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