Religious Fundamentalism in Orwell and Pynchon

[Otto]

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From: "jbor" <jbor at bigpond.com>
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Subject: Re: Religious Fundamentalism in Orwell and Pynchon


> > "The grouping of Britain and the United States into
> > a single bloc, as prophecy, has turned out to be
> > dead-on, foreseeing Britain's resistance to
> > integration with the Eurasian landmass as well as her
> > continuing subservience to Yank interests ...."
> > (p. xv)
> >
> >> What, if not Tony Blair's policy as the latest example
> >> of this "subservience" could be meant here?
>
> on 21/5/03 12:29 AM, Malignd wrote:
>
> > This could have been written with no less coherence
> > during the Reagan and Thatcher period or at virtually
> > any other time since the end of WWII.
>
> Precisely. In fact, the "resistance" bit describes Britain since the
> beginning of recorded history, and the "subservience" bit applies since
> about 1944 at least).
>
> best
>

Only one example of this "subservience" from the last 25 years please that
has the importance of Blair's decision to follow Bush, whether right or
wrong.

Otto

Otto