I feel that it would be utterly pragmatic if we junked this idea of
nationhood and subnationhod exept as an artifact of the cultural status
quo which we inevitably have to get to terms with, and started to
address people.
David Buchanan wrote:
>
>>DMB:
>>Just as I suspected. Rorty and Pirsig fit like a square peg in a round
>>
>hole.
>
>3WD:
>Your message became garbled after that, I'll assume it went on to say,
>
>"and reason for this is because there is a right wing capitalist
>conspiracy which has the market cornered on square peg manufacturing.
>Because of this evil, the MoQ suggests there is much value in changing
>government policies mandating a minimum quota of round holes equal to
>50% of the global population and an immediate investigation should
>undertaken by the House, Senate, and the EPA."
>
>DMB responds:
>I guess you're upset about my answer to Lawry, which was on a completely
>different topic. In any case, I think your attempt at mockery only shows the
>sorry state of your moral reasoning abilities. How can you even joke about
>such things? You ought to be ashamed of yourself. Think of all the poor
>little Hindu children of India who've watched their family and friends be
>murdered and mutilated by Islamic fanatics. And vice-versa. These kids will
>probably never get the opportunity to own a single square peg. And how about
>the tiny babies of East Timor, the poorest and newest nation on Earth. Sure,
>the genocide was pretty bad there, but their lack of square pegs is even
>more disasterous than it is in India. Without the help of the World Bank
>they'll probably never even get to SEE a round hole. Think about that the
>next time you're pigging-out on your big fat supply of holes. You greedy
>bastard, you. I bet you didn't know that the whole peg industry would fold
>up like a cheap card table if we liberals could put an end to the right-wing
>practice of extracting the bones of card-carrying members of the ACLU. You
>don't know about that cause you watch FOX. There ought to be a law! Sure,
>we'll have to raise taxes to a 110% to get it done, but guys like you can
>afford it. When Jesus comes back, you're gonna pay, big time. He hates hole
>munchers like you. That's right. I said it. Jesus hates you.
>
>Satan rocks,
>DMB
>
>PS Would you like to address what I wrote to Lawry about the middle east or
>maybe say something smart about Pirsig's brand of pragmatism?
>
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