Pynchon Interview Playboy Japan -- Translated

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Tim Strzechowski quoted the back-translated Thomas Pynchon:

>  What is often said is that it is the United State's wealth that is the cause
>  of the terrorists' hatred.  I can understand their feelings well.  When I
>  see a wealthy person, I instinctively feel anger deep in my stomach.  If you
>  think about how Afghanistan is one of the poorest countries in the world, it
>  is only natural for them to feel hatred toward the wealthy United States. 
>  They have no other choice but to detest them.

  
   don't think the struggle can be reduced to questions of wealth-distribution. 
   it's also a cultural thing ... a-and isn't there a grain of truth in the 
   islamist saying that infinite fun is poisoning the heart?

                                                  peace on earth! kai *