[MD] Distinguishing Levels (Brujo story)

[MarshaV]

At 09:07 AM 5/31/2006, Ian wrote:
>Steve,
>
>Very good summary, I agree with every word here on both the MoQ levels
>and on Platt's take. Whilst admiring the rhetorical prowess, I too
>have held out hope of irony many times, but alas no.




Hi Ian,

I've come to think of Platt's rhetoric as a political koan.  The 
argument cannot be won.  There is no solution.  It is stuck in 
dualistic thinking; this or that.  The argument always dissolves into 
static absurdity.


Marsha