[MD] NHS? No thanks

[pholden at davtv.com]

Quoting ARLO J BENSINGER JR <ajb102 at psu.edu>:

> [Platt to Ben]
> I've been battling the static point of view ever since.
> 
> [Arlo]
> What fails to get is that supporting a "free market economy" does not demand
> that all things (people, health, education, etc.) be reduced to market
> commodities. There are some things that are more important than "market
> forces", and should not be regulated by a market; the value of people's lives,
> for example, and "access to information" (which is why it is moral for society
> to fund public libraries). 
> 
> Platt makes the funny claim that his position is "Dynamic", but Pirsig nailed it
> as a "slow confused mindless drift back to a kind of pseudo-­Victorian moral
> posture". It is movement alright, movement backwards. And it is this is has
> been arguing for ever since.

If you can show me in Lila approval for the exceptions you mention, I'll be happy
to agree. As for Victorian values, you neglect to mention those Pirsig specifically
lauded. But, that's par for the course from a self-proclaimed "critical thinker."


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