[Ron] The argument you and Arlo engage in seems to be a personal one... [Arlo] If it seems that way, Ron, than you have misconstrued what's going on. This is an argument against talk-radio bigotry and fear masquerading as "inquiry into Pirsig's works". It is an argument against the types of moronic distractive tactics that make up the sum total of Platt's engagement here. It's about years of frustration watching the same ridiculous anti-intellectual diatribes being made _as if for the first time_, and years of dealing with the ongoing, ubiquitous stupidity of "evil multiculturalism in the commie academy". There is simple NO WAY to counter this moronic rhetoric apart from outright assault. Oh, and ignoring it, as many here do, but I find a personal level of embarrassment in seeing this crap posted here, and after a while of ignoring it I have to call it out for what it is.
Consider, why is no one else outright mortified that a contributer to this forum expresses the comment that our civilization's demise will come "as our population becomes Hispanic"? I thought this is the MoQ, not the MoKKK. Yeah, I know, many are just ignoring it. Sure. I get that. Its fine to ignore stupidity. But when people read these archives and find a contributor lamenting the population of America becoming Hispanic, it is undeniable shame for us all. And make no mistake, they can run and hide and wrap themselves in cloaked language, but you nailed it when you wondered if that what Platt was really saying. Yes, Ron, it is. This is why it is NOT about "ranking cultures based on their intellectual openness or responsiveness to DQ". Hell, as you say everyone here is okay with that, certainly I am, but it is about placing _white American culture_ at the top. That's what they want. Not a ranking that may place America third in some regards, fifth in another, and maybe in first in some. Oh no, it has to be the unabashed orgasmic proclamation of Absolute Moral Supremacy of White American Culture. I admire your ongoing patience with Platt, god knows if you read the archives from years back you'll see that I tried this road. I did. Maybe my tolerance for such deceptive bunk is lower than it should be. I am a far from perfect person, but when the perennial nonsense about "evil multiculturalism and the commie academy" came up, coupled with the embarrassing stupidity of Ham's comment, I simply can't ignore it. Now, having put this into one email, I will respond with substance to your insightful comments in another. 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/
