[MD] sq social - sq intellectual

[craigerb at comcast.net]

[Platt]
> To me "social freedom" is an oxymoron.

[Pirsig]
> "Of all the contributions America has made to the history of the
 > world, the idea of freedom from a social hierarchy has been the
 > greatest."


Platt,
If Pirsig had said: "Of all the contributions America has made to the history of the world, the idea of social freedom has been the greatest", would you still think it was an oxymoron?
Craig