NP - Houellebecq on Paris attacks

[Mark Thibodeau]

Seconded. I think the piece is, although somewhat artless, nevertheless
(tragically) accurate in its observations.

The ground is shifting beneath our feet. Might as well dance to it.

J

On Fri, Nov 20, 2015 at 8:29 AM, Otto <ottosell at googlemail.com> wrote:

> It's sorry that you didn't read your Pynchon well...
>
> "(...) maintaining a condition of permanent siege — through the
> systematic encirclement of populations, the starvation of bodies and
> spirits, the relentless degradation of civility until citizen was
> turned against citizen, even to the point of committing atrocities
> (…). When the Sieges ended, these balloonists chose to fly on, free
> now of the political delusions that reigned more than ever on the
> ground (…) proceeding as if under a world–wide, never–ending state of
> siege."
> (ATD 19,32–39)
>
> 2015-11-20 10:05 GMT+01:00 matthew cissell <mccissell at gmail.com>:
> >
> http://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/21/opinion/how-frances-leaders-failed-its-people.html?action=click&pgtype=Homepage&clickSource=story-heading&module=opinion-c-col-right-region&region=opinion-c-col-right-region&WT.nav=opinion-c-col-right-region&_r=
> >
> > Ecce Houellebecq. The Author has spoken, too bad he didn't choose
> silence.
> >
> > The title blames the leaders. In his second paragraph he attributes the
> 1986
> > atttacks to Hezbollah. (Let's pass over his moaning about the lack of a
> > Churchill like leader, but recall what Brecht said in Galileo about the
> need
> > for leaders.) Then Chez Michel sez the blame is widely shared, but then
> in
> > the next line he's back to blaming leaders. So which is it Michel?
> >
> > Howlabook claims that the "essential mission" of the government is to
> > protect the population. Guess he didn't study Poli-sci.
> >
> > Perhaps someone should remind Monsieur H. that the only people
> responsible
> > for the attacks are the people who perpetrated them.
> >
> > Mon. H. would like to be Zola but this is not his lineage. Michel
> > Houellebecq belongs to the line Joseph de Miastre, Maurice Barres, and
> > Charles Maurras.
> >
> > But is his piece not also part of the game? An essay here or there
> following
> > on some book release to bump up the numbers, not a rational act following
> > rules but a feel for the game - "Now is the time for this!" A
> controversial
> > piece to make sure your name stays in the news for some days. (Think
> back to
> > how Baudrillard made the most out of events by saying something
> supposedly
> > profound - Iraq war and 2001 attacks.) His blip is growing, and perhaps I
> > should not contribute to it, but when you hear idiocy proclaimed as
> wisdom
> > it is incumbent upon you to respond.
> >
> > Pauvre France. there must be more than Houellebecq and BS Henri Levy.
> Sure
> > makes me miss Bourdieu.
> >
> > ciao
> > mc otis
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