VLVL 2 what the novel's "about"

[jbor]

No mention yet of Brock, Reagan, "fascism" etc as the root of all evils in
this particular representation of a slice of 1984. Seems the characters
we've met so far, none of them fools nor immune to economic and
socio-political trends, and all quite aware of their own situations, have a
much more realistic and down-to-earth approach to life and what's important
in it.

And Isaiah 4-2, with his "spirited advocacy of the Uzi as a means of
resolving many of our social problems", according to Zoyd at least (18.25),
seems almost to be right of the Right.

Both worth noting, I think.

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