[MD] Down the road of mediocrity

[Arlo Bensinger]

[Platt]
Seems to me Pirsig is implying that some people are more moral than others.

[Arlo]
Pirsig is saying  the activity of fighting social repression of 
intellect is "more moral" than the activity of fighting social 
repression of biology.

But this does not mean that all fighting against social repression of 
biology is immoral. For example, fighting against social repression 
that would condemn or outlaw beer is moral, because the activity 
itself will not destroy society. "Murder", on the other hand, a 
biological activity that if left unrepressed would, in fact, quickly 
bring about the end of society.

That is, simply claiming some biological activity "will destroy 
society" is not moral justification for using force to forbid it. 
After all, those "liberal do-gooders" could claim that soda 
consumption threatens society. Would that be provocation enough to ban it?

But your point also hinges on criminality. Pirsig is clear in his 
support of preserving the life of the criminal. I would imagine if it 
is moral for a society to provide for the health of its incarcerated, 
its moral for it to provide for the health of its poor.