07 December 2006

Pynchon's defenses of socialism, of terrorism

Capitalist:
"...Merely to need a sum
is not to deserve it."

Socialist:
"...In these times,
'need' arises directly from
criminal acts of the rich,
so it 'deserves'
whatever amount of money
will atone for it."

(Against the Day page 32)

"If you are not devoting every breath
of every day
waking and sleeping
to destroying those
who slaughter the innocent
easy as signing a check,
then how innocent
are you willing to call yourself?"

(Against the Day page 87)





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