"fascistic disposition" paragraph

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>>> It was argued yesterday that the "fascistic disposition" paragraph
wasn't alluding to our present-day situation because the paragraph before
and after focuses specifically on Orwell's relationship with and criticisms
of British governments and politicians of the time. <<<

Seems to me that there is no need to say the paragraph is 'alluding to'
anything. For me it reads as a general statement regarding how attitudes
about governmental control are affected when a nation is attacked. He is
speaking in generalities and is not specifying any particular situation or
time. I don't believe Pynchon is suggesting these dynamics are limited to
9/11, but are applicable whenever a nation is attacked. Using 'bombs
falling' instead of 'planes crashing into buildings' keeps the assertion
general and widely applicable.