RE: MD "biological" crime

From: Platt Holden (pholden@sc.rr.com)
Date: Mon May 24 2004 - 20:12:05 BST

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    Hi MSH:

    > ph:
    > I think Pirsig would say the Iraq war is a moral war for similar
    > reasons he gives for saying the Civil War was a moral war.
    > Intellectual values of freedom take precedence over totalitarian
    > social values. Do you think it's better (more moral) that the Iraq
    > people live in a Western style democracy than under Saddam's or Bin
    > Laden's rule?
    >
    > msh says:
    > As we've gone through before, it's clear that Pirsig would argue
    > that, given sufficient freedom, a society will , on its own, evolve
    > toward higher morality.

    Let's see. Unless I grossly misread what you say, you are mostly against the
    U.S., against the U.N, against capitalism, against the media and against
    establishing a democracy in Iraq such as was accomplished in Germany and
    Japan following WW II. Sometime when you have the time perhaps you'll be
    good enough to describe in some detail what sort of political and economic
    system you envision that is neither a form of socialism, communism, or
    totalitarianism if indeed those choices do not fit your ideal. In other
    words, what sort of government do you envision under the rubric of Pirsig's
    highest moral value of "freedom."

    Thanks.

    Platt

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