Re: neofascist Pynchon readers, Playboy Japan

--- Doug Millison <[email protected]>
wrote:
> "Michael Kenny"
> >But then we can't evaluate the merits of your
> claims.
> 
> Sure you can. Look at what gets posted on Pynchon-L
> and characterize it the
> best way you think fits, the posts are all in the
> archives if you miss them
> streaming by.   There's been no end to pro-Bush,
> pro-war in Afghanistan,
> pro-global capital posts in this forum, many of
> which contain views that
> could easily be located within neoconservative,
> right-wing or  neo-fascist
> political perspectives.
> 
> Le Pen is a good example of a contemporary
> neofascist, there are many
> others.  I would evaluate so-called "mainstream"
> politicians based on the
> degree to which they share similar positions on
> issues.  For an overview,
> see Martin Lee's book, _The Beast Reawakens_.

Get a grip! Are you accusing people here of being
neofascist as Lee defines that term? 

That's not nice. I think it's time for another 
break. 

See You, 

PS I knew niether you nor Tim nor anyone else would
have the balls to name a single P-Lister. 

> 
> Re Pynchon's Playboy Japan interview, all of the
> issues you raise have been
> discussed here in detail since the beginning of this
> year. The editors of
> the magazine defend the authenticity and integrity
> of the interview and
> this has been corroborated to my satisfaction by
> other people not connected
> to the magazine. Believe what you want to believe.
> If you want to make
> Pynchon a supporter of the unelected Bush Jr
> administration and this phony
> war on terrorism, I think you're barking up the
> wrong tree, but feel free.
> 
> If you look at the record you'll find that Pynchon
> has said more about
> himself, in various situations and especially with
> journalists, than the
> "Pynchon-as-recluse" myth wants to admit. In the
> last 5 years he has talked
> to CNN, has been interviewed by journalist David
> Hadju, by the French
> translators of M&D (who reported many details of
> their interaction with
> Pynchon in the French press, I provided links to the
> relevant urls some
> time ago), Playboy Japan; he has responded to
> questions for several
> P-listers, and he initiated at least one interview
> project with a major US
> journalist that was later aborted.
> 
> Re the relative obscurity of the Japanese media,
> it's well known (and
> easily corroborated) that many American and European
> celebrities do things
> in the Japanese media market they would never do at
> home, including
> appearances in TV and print advertisements, product
> endorsements,
> interviews, etc.  I believe that one reason many of
> them do this is because
> they know the Japanese media are not typically on
> the radar screen of their
> fans and followers in other parts of the world. I've
> worked as a US
> correspondent for more than a dozen Japanese
> magazines off and on for more
> than a decade and know a little bit about the media
> market over there, but
> please don't take my word for it, do a little
> research of your own and I
> think you'll find this to be true.
> 
> 


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