[MD] The relativity of the MoQ

[John Carl]

On Fri, Sep 4, 2009 at 9:54 AM, <plattholden at gmail.com> wrote:
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> [Platt]
> Sounds like a pipe dream to me and to Pirsig: "The ideal of a
> harmonious society in which everyone without coercion cooperates
> happily with everyone else for the mutual good of all is a devastating
> fiction." (Lila, 24)
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People call me a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.  I hope some day you
will join us, and the world can live as one.

John Lenin



> While I appreciate your response, Andre, I find it long on dreams and
> short on specifics of how your dreams are to be accomplished. For
> instance, would you eliminate private property, prevent individual
> inheritances, abolish corporations, increase taxes on the rich,
> redistribute wealth, favor world government?
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> I'm getting the impression from what you say that we should all live like
> Buddhist monks. I look forward to your correcting me. Thanks.
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Well if not Buddhist monks, maybe Dharma Bums.   But you raise good
questions.  How does one go about crafting a proper society when the one
you're in is failing?  Usually when the ship sinks, you head for the life
boats, not the drawing board.  But purely as an intellectual exercise, it's
a fair question.