on that period ending w Inherent Vice

[Mark Kohut]

This man, a cultural/political commentator, was born in 1963. He calls himself a conservative, but
he has voted for and mostly liked the Obama admin's action's and decisions. (he has studied
politicial theory thru a PHD, I believe.)


Less than halfway down this long day's posting, he has a short doc from 1967 on "the hippies". 
Harry Reasoner mostly takes them down verbally but notice how Andrew's introducing blog words
see another possibility. 

http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/page/3/
 
For those with no time nor inclination to check this ole doc out, here are Sullivan's intro words:
 
"An extract from a 1967 documentary about hippies. What's interesting to me is the anti-political nature of this "cultural revolution". This was about shifting personal human values as a way to change society: change without power:" 
 
I might suggest that one perspective on Pynchon's politics is to see them as "anti-political in nature"...his later
works especially full of 'personal human values' .....change w/out power. Cyprian's change in AtD, as one example.
 
All rooted in this ethos from this time.