Thanksgiving piece, including Hawthorne, Emerson and 'when American liberty also meant an obligation to the common good'

[rich]

religion aside not sure i believe in american ideals or if i ever did
so quickly have I forgotten them. we just have more guns and assholes
i fear i've outgrown Pynchon
America these past 60 yrs is the undeserving sibling of inheritance
wondering what ever to do to pass the time. if Pynchon spirited the
way of self-discovery not sure its become all the same song we all
know--resistance, satisfaction, on to the next cause
not a nation of shopkeepers but a nation of whistleblowers and paranoids
Pynchon is that old teacher you loved and respected but don't really
listen to anymore
why should America be any different?


On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 10:49 AM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
> I don't think so at all.....P felt the Calvinist distinction no matter how much
> it existed in reality
>
> And, I think his vision of America--of life-- contains notions of active
> liberty, of working against the death of America's ideals
> as we all discussed in Vineland and passive politics.................
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com>
> To: Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com>
> Cc: pynchon -l <pynchon-l at waste.org>
> Sent: Thu, November 25, 2010 10:25:02 AM
> Subject: Re: Thanksgiving piece, including Hawthorne, Emerson and 'when American
> liberty also meant an obligation to the common good'
>
> which if true pretty much scotches much of Pynchon's underlying
> assumptions and worldview which I find deeply suspect anyways.
>
>
>
> On Thu, Nov 25, 2010 at 8:17 AM, Mark Kohut <markekohut at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Peace, Love and Puritanism - http://nyti.ms/fcdRhO
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>
>
>
>