[MD] An MOQ based political system

[pholden at davtv.com]

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

> [Platt]
> Can you name a significant philosopher who lived in strict barter society?
> 
> [Arlo]
> This is an inane question. First, that money is a fairly ubiquitous part of
> most historical social systems, does NOT indicate that it was the presence of
> "money" that enabled philosophers to think. Second, we can historically name
> maybe around 100 or so "philosophers", but I doubt only a hundred or so in
> world history have ever though philosophically. I can't name a philosopher from
> British Columbia, for example, but I am sure folks in BC think philosophically.
> 
> [Platt]
> Again, can you name a significant philosopher who lived in a strict barter
> society? In other words, what EVIDENCE can you present?

So you cannot deny my original statement which was: "Pirsig knows as well as anyone
that pure intellectual pursuits such as philosophy are made possible by those in
society who "make money." I thought so. 

> [Arlo]
> I can't name "anyone" from a strict barter society, but what does that have to
> do with anything? Why don't you name me a barter society where you felt no
> intellectual patterns were present?

That's not the issue. You love to distort to suit your own ax to grind.

> [Platt]
> I've been there a jillion times too after you initiate insults which, for 
> some reason (I think I know why) you expect me to ignore.  
> 
> [Arlo]
> Now that's just boo-hoo baiting. Anyone who has the desire to check the
> archives can easily see that it is always _you_ who instigates with deceitful
> and distortive attacks, usually centered around the "libs lie" theme. Then,
> when you are called on this, or responded to in same, you play the poor victim
> of "lib" assaults. What you seem to expect is for others to ignore your
> atrocious and despicable rhetoric. I'm done with that, and call it for what it
> is. You want to play "boo hoo, poor me", cry about how "leftists and libs"
> assault poor Platt at every turn, go right ahead. 

Yes, let them check the archives. They will see I am right about who calls
who a deceitful and distortive attacker using atrocious and despicable rhetoric.
In fact the blast immediately above is confirming evidence.




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