"fascistic disposition" paragraph
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keithsz at concentric.net
Mon May 12 10:09:29 CDT 2003
>>>The generalisations which Pynchon makes, about people's
attitudes to what govts do when one's homeland is under attack, can be
applied beyond the specific reference to situations from before WW II, after
it, recently, currently, and, potentially, on into the future.<<<
And all he does is make generalisations about people's attitudes. Nowhere in
the essay does he state his opinion about government control during wartime.
So, applying his 'point' to 9/11 ends up meaning applying generalisations
about people's attitudes, not applying Pynchon's opinion about government
control during wartime. He doesn't offer one.
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