[MD] Teachings from the American Earth (Part I)

[pholden at davtv.com]

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

> [Platt]
> How true, oh how true. According to PC theory, all the evils of the world can be
> laid at the feet of the "white man." 
> 
> [Arlo]
> At least Bo recognized my very next statement saying just this. I guess its more
> convenient to pull one part of a dichotomy out of context and use it to "prove"
> something about someone.
> 
> I reject both these claims, that "white man saved the ignorant savage" and that
> "white man corrupted the noble savage". All the rage against "PC" and
> "multiculturalism" simply replace the latter statement with the former. They
> say only in response, "all the evils of the world can be laid at the feet of
> ANYONE BUT the "white man."" (After all, according to the SOLAQI, "white
> europeans" invented intellect. Everyone else was forever enslaved at the social
> level.)
> 
> Its truly simply "right wing PC" versus "left wing PC". Sad. But it says nothing
> whatsoever to Pirsig's discussions on the Native American in LILA.

You seem to think Bo's position (and my agreeing with it) is sad. Perhaps
sad by your lights, but true. Nothing sad about the dichotomy of true/false. Of
course, neither Bo nor I say that the white man is pure. The dichotomy you
describe exists only in your metaphorical imagination.  


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