[MD] Unreality of Equality

[Platt Holden]

Arlo writes:
> Russia, by the way, has put men into space, to a far greater extent than
> we have. But I doubt Platt would want to live there. This is not to say
> their is noticable ability in Russia's efforts, there are, but by the
> virtue of this one skill, its impossible to extrapolate the "inherent
> superiority of a culture". Personally, I'd favor a culture that feeds it
> hungry and heals its sick over one that spends billions to put a man on
> a distant rock while people starve and go without shelter. But that's
> me.

Yes, I know. You've swallowed the multiculturists propaganda hook, line 
and sinker that all cultures are inherently equal except America which 
sucks. But, since you are closely associated with liberal academe, I'm 
not surprised. Fortunately we have Pirsig to offer an opposing 
viewpoint.

"A culture that supports the dominance of social values over biological 
values is an absolutely superior culture to one that does not, and a 
culture that supports the dominance of intellectual values over social 
values is absolutely superior to one that does not." (Lila.24)

To which I add, "Viva la difference."

And if you don't think there were warlike Indians, I wonder whose 
history you've read. Let me guess. Howard Zinn.

Platt