[MD] The New Socialism - Wired Magazine

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On 8 Jun 2009 at 8:20, X Acto wrote:

> Platt,
> Yes, not being able to even mount a serious arguement is even more embarrassing.
> Last I checked, one of the the rulez of the charter is to discuss Robert Pirsigs books
> and his MoQ .
> 
> This not a forum dedicated to the political views of Platt or anyone else. You can
> voice personal opinion or you can back it up with some sort of relevancy to the
> MoQ. So far you have been unable to do so.
> 
> -Ron

Guess you missed the part in Lila where Pirsig talks about socialism 
vs. free markets. He also talks about human rights and why SOM 
intellectuals are incapable of governing properly (they lack morals). I 
could go on. But the most relevant premise of the MOQ supporting 
Nick's thesis is the nature of DQ:  "It contains no pattern of fixed rewards 
and punishments. Its only perceived good is freedom and its only 
perceived evil is static quality itself-any pattern of one-sided fixed 
values that tries to contain and kill the ongoing free force of life." (Lila, 
9)