Hi Horse:
On 9 April Horse wrote:
> > A socialist European city is a "dull place because there's little
> > Dynamic Quality." (Chap.17) Americans often see Europeans as more
> > concerned with static security than Dynamic freedom.
>
> I started to think of London in the mid to late 1960's. This was a classic
> case of an extremely dynamic period in terms of music, art, dance etc. and
> yet was smack bang in the middle of the Wilson government and most
> socialist period in the UK ever (I think). Contrast this with London in the
> mid to late 1980's and the consolidated Thatcher period of almost
> unrestrained capitalism and you have the most boring place on the planet
> (almost). It was so naff I got out and went back to school for 3 years. How
> do you explain my experience of London in the 2 periods and Pirsig's
> declaration above. Just wondering.
My guess would be that the 60's were dynamically degenerate as
Pirsig said when describing the Hippies. Maybe in "unrestrained
capitalism" everyone has to work for a living. God, how boring is that?
(-:
Platt
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