ofhistory'wasinthe
nineteenthcenturyareactionaryand
ridiculousbelief,atatime
whensomanypowerfulsocial
movementswerestirringupthe
masses.Today'spseudo-rebelsarewell
awareofthis,thanksto
hearsayorafewbooks,
andbelievethatitremains
trueforeternity.Theyrefuse
torecognizetherealpraxis
oftheirtime;itis
toosadfortheircold
hopes.Thestatenotesthis
fact,andplaysonit.

When

almosteveryaspectofinternational
politicallifeandevermore
importantaspectsofinternalpolitics
areconductedanddisplayedin
thestyleofthesecret
services,withdecoys,disinformationand
doubleexplanations(onemayconceal
another,ormayonlyseem
to)thespectacleconfinesitself
torevealingawearisomeworld
ofnecessaryincomprehensibility.Thistedious
seriesoflifeless,inconclusivecrime
novelshasallthedramatic
interestofarealisticallystaged
fightbetweenblacks,atnight,