LRB Review of IV, & Pynchon's Characters

[rich]

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 12:47 PM, Joseph Tracy<brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
> Sure these things have dangers, can become traps,
> addictions, lies but what is the acceptable and true hope or mythos, and why
> is it so violent and fucked up?  Does the prevailing mythos really liberate
> you from addiction, lies and dangers?  Does Judaism, Christianity,
> Communism,  Islam, Capitalism, Fascism. Isn't every "pure" thing an
> invitation to genocidal madness, a war between the pure and impure?
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don't forget Buddhism, dude--just ask the Tamils (tho the practical
inventors of the suicide bomber and other nastiness). someone's gotta
protect those shrines and red and gold Buddhas from the Tigers.
we're all shit

rich




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