There remains something, in
the inertial thrust and reciprocal logic of the opposed weapons systems — and the configuration of material, political, ideological and security interests attendant upon them — which can not be explained within [our usual political] categories.
Among other tepid effects, a pump sucked air out of the riders» seat cushions with an audible hiss — a ruse intended to simulate the
inertial force that mashes astronauts back into their chairs during liftoff as their bodies resist the rocket's forward
thrust.