Sorry for wasting your time. - Marsha
On Jul 28, 2010, at 1:21 PM, Arlo Bensinger wrote: > [Marsha] > I don't read 90% of the back-and-forth posts between you and Platt. And that > is too bad because I could learn from you both. It's my loss, and I resent > your behavior. > > [Arlo] > I find it interesting that you always berate me for being 'mean' or whatever > to Platt, and yet I have never seen one post to him berating me for his > insipid comments and continued use of distortions and dishonesty. I mean, did > you come down on Platt when he said I was teaching my daughter to be > dishonest!... no... you came down on ME because I pointed out that even my > teenager daughter was able to understand that 'in context' the meaning was > crystal clear. > > For whatever record, I have tried to have civilized discussions with Platt > over the years, but as I pointed out, its a massive genre conflict, and ends > up in the morass of talk-radio buffoonery so he can evade reasonable > questions (I still have the list, its been growing, I can always reprint it). > > And like you, Marsha, who make baseless accusations about "stifling free > speech" and then retreat to empty "meowing" when asked for evidence. I grow > tired and weary of such nonsense, if you had evidence to support your claim, > you could have easily posted it, but you KNOW you did not, and instead of an > apology for such a dishonest accusation, you simply did you typical song and > dance about 'not wanting to play'. Whatever. As if demanding evidence for > such a dishonest accusation was 'playing'. > > So you'll forgive me if I take your latest complaint with less than a grain > of salt. > > [Marsha] > My agreement with Bo was based on my own research and insight, and has not > been taken to ruin your life. > > [Arlo] > Oh really? I thought I was afraid of Bo's pet theory because it spells the > ruination, and damnation, of all us evil, convoluted, "SOM" academics > everywhere! Philosophy departments will crumble! Universities will shut down! > We will all be exposed for the "henchmen" we are! > > Personally, I don't care about Bo's theory. But my challenge to you is the > same. If Bo's ideas are BETTER than Pirsig's, then make that argument! Go for > it! Convince us all why Bo's ideas are superior! > > Sadly, though, this never happens. The anti-intellectual emotionalism, which > is the ONLY ground for the SOL, is so completely blinded by its need for > interpretative legitimacy that the entire dialogue has now devolved to who > speaks for Pirsig's pre-hospitalized self, Pirsig or Bo. And THAT, Marsha, is > appalling and part of the absurdity that is the SOL. > > [Marsha] > Your your nasty aggressive techniques could never change my mind. > > [Arlo] > Who is trying to change your mind? I could care less what you think. You can > believe the world is flat, that leprechauns infest your backyard and that the > moon is made of cheese for all I care. > > But when you start saying that 'Pre-hospitalized Pirsig can be interpreted as > saying the world is flat, and everyone who listens to present day Pirsig is a > henchmen for evil, corrupt intellect, and only Messiah Bo has seen the One > True Path and it is to a flat world...', and that goes on for years and > years, with nothing but ongoing distortions and dishonesty, then yeah then > you might expect a few 'nasty aggressive techniques" in response. ___ 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/md/archives.html
