On Sun, Nov 28, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Andre Broersen <[email protected]>wrote:
> Platt (for the millionth time)quoting Pirsig: > > > "What makes the free-enterprise system superior is that the > socialists,reasoning intelligently and objectively, have inadvertently > closed the door to Dynamic Quality in the buying and selling of things." > (Lila, 17) > > Andre: > I think nobody is disputing this observation and insight Platt, an insight > the conservatives never even thought of, but within the context of the MOQ, > what point are you trying to make, what revelations do you want to share > with us by constantly referring to this quote? Because, on its own, it is > rather meaningless. > Platt On its own it speaks volumes -- the free enterprise system is morally superior to socialism. Why is that so hard for you to accept? Or do you? Maybe you'll surprise me. > Furthermore, since Mr. Pirsig suggested that the MOQ is also provisional, > consider that 'the socialists' have OPENED the door to DQ over the past 25 > years. I mean, the world is changing you know? > Platt I see no evidence that socialists have opened the door to DQ. In fact, considering the current dire economic situation in Europe, I think the evidence points to the opposite. > Values shift, values get adopted and rejected and in this sense the > dominant (socialist) ideology may well turn out to be a more 'official' > static representation than the values which are actually realized in > practice and experienced in, by and through its people. > > Enlighten us Platt. Platt I can't make heads nor tails of your last paragraph. Please enlighten us about what it means. > > > > 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
