[MD] Barbarians & Hippies

[Ant McWatt]

Ant McWatt stated to Platt March 6th:

Moreover, I think Pirsig tries to be very fair in dealing with cultures
whether its Victorians, Native American Indians or Hippies (neither too
sentimental or too dismissive) so your distorted reading of his work is
an increasingly serious matter of concern. As Arlo explained yesterday:

>“It’s the idiot reliance on ALL or NOTHING, the blind reliance on
>external patterns of party ideology to define ‘what is right’ and ‘what
>is good’ that leads to many of the problems we see today. I have yet to
>hear one thing from you since I've belonged to this forum that deviates
>from Limbaugh's words or the words of the right-wing apologists. You can
>try and try and try to deny this, but it is quite evident.”

I think it’s quite evident as well.  If not, where exactly do you
disagree with Rush Limbaugh and why?

Platt Holden evaded the answer with the following “reply”:

What sort of ideology do you and Arlo subscribe to that demands
disagreement with Limbaugh or Bill Hicks or anybody else?

Ant McWatt comments:

Well, Platt, I guess you could call it the “thinking for yourself” ideology 
that most people on this discussion group demonstrate.

So are you suggesting then that you agree with everything that Rush Limbaugh 
says?  And if you don’t, why not?

(No doubt that poor old carousel will be subjected to yet another high speed 
spin in reverse upsetting all the visitor’s kids again…)

Best wishes,

Anthony.


P.S. For those interested in weird coincidences.  An old fashioned Victorian 
carousel – of all things - appeared for just a few days in the middle of 
Liverpool city centre (Concert Square) while the Pirsigs were visiting last 
July.  And the name of the carousel owner inscribed in large letters on the 
canopy?  Holden’s of course!



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