IVIV (2) Hope

[John Carvill]

> I agree with Doug's reading of that bleak observation. I thank Tore
> for reminding us to re-read that 1984 Introduction.

I thought you regarded it as one of "those shitty essays"?

>I know we argued
> over it at length and could never quite agree about the tone. The fact
> that Pynchon says that we are allowed only *a moment*  to swear that
> we will not betray our most sacred and human bond, does not support
> the sentimental reading that Tore advanced.

Typical 'ask Alice' logic, that. *Why* is a moment not enough to
swear, or to form a conviction, or to make a resolution? A moment is a
long time in the human heart.