Frenesi

[Joseph Tracy]

On Mar 23, 2009, at 1:20 PM, kelber at mindspring.com wrote:

> Not a whole lot of room for Frenesi to develop her nurturing side.   
> Frenesi's rejection of her baby, primarily out of allegiance to the  
> child-loathing Vond, seems out of step with the basic tenets of  
> fascism:  the Nazi-endorsed "kinder, kuche, kirche" slogan,  
> payments to young couples who produced lots of babies, etc.   
> Fascism wants to regulate childbirth, paying women to have or not  
> have kids, if need be.
>
> Vond prefers Frenesi to be a whore rather than a mother, even the  
> mother of his own children.  That seems a little odd if his  
> emotional intention is to own and colonize her.
>
> Laura
>
I think there is an extreme individualism that is part of the mix in  
the American version of fascism.  Ownership without commitment or  
maintenance. What could be better.

> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Paul Mackin <mackin.paul at gmail.com>
>
>
>> Yes, we have to assume that Frenesi has a nurturing side too, in  
>> addition to
>> her inner fascist.
>>
>> P.