Quoting ARLO J BENSINGER JR <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [Platt] > Is obtaining food, shelter and clothing -- the basis of an economy -- > voluntary? > > [Arlo] > Who forced you to obtain these things through our social system? You could > hunt > and forage on our public lands for food, make your own clothing and shelter > from the skins of the animals you catch. And if you obtained your basic needs > this way, you'd never have to pay taxes. How cool is that!
So that's the option, become a hunter or pay taxes? I wonder what PETA would say about that? And aren't there rules about hunting on public lands? Anyway, at one time you indicated the life of an American Indian might be ideal. Do you still feel that way. (Sorry, I can't find the post in the archive where you indicated that hope.) > [Platt] > To each his own. That's what freedom, the MOQ's highest value, means. > > [Arlo] > Sure. But let's not forget the message of ZMM. What people see as "Quality" in > large ways depends on their metaphysical orientation. In an SOM culture, as > described in ZMM, Quality is largely left out. And so people clamor to > marketed > style. In a culture that deifies "wealth", many come to believe that wealth > denotes meaning and value. It denotes neither. Speak for your self. Pirsig seems to have no problem with riches. > [Platt] > Well, if you don't care about wealth, I assume you give most of your income to > charity. I'm I correct? > > [Arlo] > Have you stopped beating your wife, Platt? Touche. (Is that spelled right?) ------------------------------------------------- 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/
