[MD] The Trouble With Wilber

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Quoting Arlo Bensinger <ajb102 at psu.edu>:

> [Platt]
> Typical. What capitalists say is "nonsense." (Talk about "all or nothing.")
> 
> [Arlo]
> Did I say that? I don't think so. In fact, I wonder how on earth you 
> went from my condemning those who branded Pirsig a "radical 
> professor" to "what capitalists say is nonsense"? But that's just 
> another in the great legacy of examples that prove the deceptive, 
> distortive nature of your talk-show rhetoric.
> 
> [Platt]
> Quote from Arlo: "They labeled Pirsig a "radical professor" fifty 
> years ago, and still use that tired phrase with each new round of 
> nonsense." Yeah sure, I really distorted your statement.
> 
> [Arlo]
> Explain to the audience how you characterized that statement as my 
> believing that "what capitalists say is nonsense".

"They" in your statement refers to capitalists. 

> Arlo's statement:
> They labeled Pirsig a "radical professor" fifty years ago, and still 
> use that tired phrase with each new round of nonsense.
> 
> Platt's intpretation:
> Arlo thinks everything capitalists say is nonsense.
> 
> Explain the leap, please. Pay particular attention to "everything" 
> and "capitalists" in your explaination.

Do you deny that "they" refers to capitalists? If so, who does "they" refer
to that you mentioned in previous statements?

> [Platt]
> Typical. Those who disagree with libs like Arlo are called 
> "xenophibic" and "racist." Arguing by insults must be genetic in leftists.
> 
> [Arlo]
> Well, Facts are facts. If you feel guilty, so be it.
 
Yes, facts are facts. Insults instead of cogent arguments are the leftist
modus operandi. 



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