[MD] Unreality of Equality

[Arlo J. Bensinger]

[Platt]
Yes, I know. America has done a lot of good things which, according to 
your view, have been cancelled because it's a money-grubbing, wealth-
oriented culture. You're not fooling anybody with your "America has 
done a lot of good things" lip service.

[Platt]
Lo and behold. More distortion. Go figure.

You see, there are more options than America the Most Holy and America the Most
Evil. Rational people can see that. Those who pledge blind allegience to static
social patterns can't. You're not fooling anyone with your Limbaughian
distortive, flag masturbatory, self-righteous rhetoric.

You see, SA, you either pledge full and absolute blind allegience in the Most
Holy of Nations, or else you hate America. There is no middle ground. Any...
ANY... criticism of the Moral and Absolute Supremecy of America marks you as
someone who hates America, a traitor, a nonpatriot, a commie... 

[Platt]
Your recent post to Khaled where you again state your desire to "remove all
inheritance" is just another case in point where you want the  government to
interfere in the private affairs of individuals and take  another bite out of
individual liberty.

[Arlo]
Aaaaaannddd... more distortion. What I said was that such an action would really
make the right-wing rhetoric of "those with skill rise, those without fall" be
real instead of mere propaganda. I also said it is a hypothetical that it will
never happen. And I never said I'd support it. But it only shows that the
right-wing is more interested, again, it trumpeting its self-proclaimed
righteousness than having an real discussion. Notice too the immediate
fall-back to "fear". The greatest and glorious of the right-wing tactics. 

[Platt]
Fortunately, most of us don't ignore what Pirsig says if it doesn't fit 
our preconceived notion of what we would like him to say. Ignoring 
contrary evidence is par for the course in liberal academe.

[Arlo]
Fortunately, most of us can read and can easily see who's ignoring the bulk of
Pirsig out of ideological selectiveness and who isn't. But hoping that
distortive rhetoric will work is par for the course in the Limbaugh Institute.

[Platt]
You ignore the one quote that contradicts your love fest with Indians,  again
ignoring any contrary evidence that doesn't fit your anti-capitalist socialist
agenda. Par for the course in liberal academe.

[Arlo]
Let's see. Even if your accusation were true (which it is not since I've
acknowledge three times now that there were warlike indians, and there was
"dashing brains" going on), that would mean I accept 99% of what Pirsig says
and ignore one comment. You, on the other hand, accept one comment and ignore
99% of the rest. Now, who's guilty of ignoring contrary evidence. Or, praytell,
can you tell me what else Pirsig said about Indians that I am ignoring?

But, as you continue to prove quite well, such distortive rhetoric is really all
the Limbaugh Institute offers; distort what is said, cry "they hate america",
make sure you use fear, and toss in a few jargonistic statements. I hear it
everyday on the radio.

Arlo