Pynchon, Dante and Divine Light

[Monte Davis]

Tim quotes:

> "The apocalyptic tendancy to use the combat myth to polarize 
> moral issues 
> into black and white opposites, and so to demonize 'the 
> Other,' even those 
> like the Jerusalem Jews who are closest to oneself...

In thus primary election season let us give thanks that such tendencies were
left behind with the Judean People's Front, the People's Front of Judea, and
the Popular Front of Judea... and, of course, 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narcissism_of_small_differences