05: In which Forrest Gump is revealed as the Hegelian World-Soul (V. Chs. 8-9)

In this episode, we yo-yo from bohemian banality to colonialist atrocity. Awful house parties occur amidst both. Next time, V. Chs. 10-11.Show Notes:Archive.org “Report on the natives of South-west Africa and their treatment by Germany,”via the South-West Africa. Administrator’s OfficeAl Jazeera “How to pay for genocide: Namibian victims of German colonialism want a say,” by Shola LawalContent warnings: strong language, physical and sexual violence, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, genocide.---Featuring Patrick Fiorilli, Andrew Tillett, and Duri Long.Produced and edited by Patrick Fiorilli (www.patf.io and @patfio.bsky.social).Our theme music is “Horology,” by King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, released under a Creative Commons Attribution-NoDerivatives license on the album Polygondwanaland. Follow us @pynchonpals.bsky.social.