[MD] Pirsig's Politics

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--- On Tue, 16/6/09, david buchanan <dmbuchanan at hotmail.com> wrote:

> From: david buchanan <dmbuchanan at hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [MD] Pirsig's Politics
> To: moq_discuss at moqtalk.org
> Received: Tuesday, 16 June, 2009, 3:10 PM
> 
> dmb said:
> In Lila Pirsig refers to himself as a liberal intellectual.
> I think that's true enough. In fact, he sees the election of
> Obama as a triumph of intellectual over social values.
> 
> 
> Platt replied:
> Without a reference I doubt if Pirsig "sees" that. If he
> did, he's contradicting what he said in Lila about the
> intellectual pattern that dominates society having a "defect
> in it," namely, no provision for morals. Seeing the fascist
> trend of the Obozo administration...
> 
> dmb says:For some reason I think you'd find a way to
> dismiss it even if I provided  a reference. In fact, I
> think there is already enough material in the books. But
> (sigh) here it is anyway. As you can see, Pirsig does NOT
> think Obama is a clown or a fascist.   
> 
> 
>  
> Pirsig to McWatt January 7th 2008:
> 
>             "The surprise
> victory of Barak Obama in Iowa is a major social
> evolutionary step for this country.  I am reading
> interviews of black people who just can’t believe it has
> happened, particularly in Iowa, which only 2% black. The
> evil generated by slavery isn’t completely over, but, I
> think the MOQ would say it is a major victory of the
> intellectual level over the social level that has been
> centuries in coming."
> 
> 
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