The Kerry issue must touch a chord in Pound studies. Pound studies will always be tainted and muddled by Pound's own unqualified for fascism. Pound scholars are often left with only a few choices: to ignore his fascism, to find excuses for it, to "forgive" him, or to meet the issue head on unflinchingly. In the last case, Pound scholars must analyze the extent to which Pound's fascism is an integral part of his world view. A number of Pound scholars do not have the courage to face this problem. The issue is very similar with Bob Kerry. The genocidal policy which the US pursued against Vietnam cannot yet be called by its true name. Kerry's actions touch on this issue. Kerry's alleged atrocities, might force the US to face its own culpability for committing one of the worst crimes of the 20th century. Yet the truth cannot be faced. The media must divert, deflect, obfuscate, and talk around the issue, because the US still persists, on the highest institutional level, to argue that the war was simply a "mistake" or a bad judgment. Like Pound's fascism, this is was not merely a mistake, or a simple misperception of moral reality. Put very bluntly, as long as Pound scholars do not acknowledge that his fascism, his elitism, his imperialism, and his racism are integral features of his world view, no deep understanding can be achieved. Similarly, as long as official ideologists of the US do not acknowledge responsbility for mass murder, atrocities, imperialism, and racism, no deep understanding can be achieved. D.L. > >From: [log in to unmask] > >To: [log in to unmask] > >Subject: Regarding Bob K. > >Date: Wed, May 23, 2001, 7:46 AM > > > > > "These fought in any case, > > and some believing, > > pro domo, in any case... > > > > Some quick to arm, > > some for adventure, > > some from fear of weakness, > > some from fear of censure, > > some for love of slaughter, in imagination, > > learning later... > > some in fear, learning love of slaughter;" (Pound) > > > > Thank, Charles, for cutting through the slag with EP's words. The >ex-Senator > > is a friend of mine, and I can say with no hesitation that he, like most > > soldiers, entered the fray for reasons that are an vague but powerful >mixture > > of the kinds of motives Pound identifies. He did, however, never learn >to > > love slaughter, in fact, has spent his life recoiling from it, as >witnessed > > by his devotion to the anti-war activities that continue to this day. > > Jay > >Always better late than never. "Non 'dulce' non 'et decor'..." nonetheless > >Charles _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com