Quoting Krimel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [Platt] > "You go to any socialist city and it's always a dull place because there's > little Dynamic Quality." (Lila, 17) > > "Any socialist city" doesn't mean the Warsaw pact countries. > > [Krimel] > Correct me if I am wrong here but according to your definition of socialism > are Paris, London and Geneva socialist cities? Are you suggesting that > Pirsig would find them dull or devoid of DQ?
Yes and yes. > [Platt] > OK. You asked and I answered, like your answer below. . > > [Krimel] > Your answer avoided the question suggesting outside reading. I at least > attempted to summarize and show the relevance to the point at hand. But left > my be clear I don't really recommend to book or the lecture I cited I found > them overly simplistic. > > [Platt] > Since you are interacting and helping me with references, I assume you > are extremely happy with our "interpersonal relationship." > > [Krimel] > I always enjoy sparing with you, Platt. But you are infuriatingly stuck in a > rut and almost always wrong. But then happiness is not the only basis for > interpersonal relationships just healthy interpersonal relationship. Ours is > ever dysfunctional and I suspect subtracting minutes from our lives. Gee. I thought you'd be happy just having a relationship. > [Platt] > Your analogy is flawed. Societies don't get pregnant. Your logic is also > flawed. Government (the police and military) are needed to fight off > biological forces that destroy societies. > > [Krimel] > My analogy is to the either/or all or none righteous proclamation you are > given to making. And your assertion that I am "infuriatingly stuck in a rut and always wrong" is not a righteous proclamation? > The police and military are rarely effective tools for dealing with biology > the are forces used to combat force as a last resort. On the contrary I think they do very well dealing with criminals. > [Platt] > What is not needed is big government such as found in socialist countries. > > [Krimel] > Where are these socialist countries again? All over Europe. > [Platt] > I assume you read Lila. > > [Krimel] > Several times, but I suspect it was not at all the same book you read. Which makes for our dysfunctional interpersonal relationship I presume. ------------------------------------------------- This mail sent through IMP: http://horde.org/imp/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
