From: Horse (horse@darkstar.uk.net)
Date: Sun Jun 27 2004 - 00:26:10 BST
Hi Gav
On 25 Jun 2004 at 13:49, gav wrote:
> just a final point on the whole racism and banning
> thing....
>
> this forum and moq.org are supposed to represent
> pirsig's metaphysics and their evolution.
> thanks to the people behind lila's child (especially
> dan); thanks to ant mcwatt's persistence at liverpool
> university; and thanks to everyone who contributes to
> and learns from moq.org (thanks to horse of course),
> Pirsig and the MOQ are becoming more strongly latched
> in our culture.
> but there are naysayers; and as the moq becomes more
> widely known academically there will be more
> naysayers, who will probably be quite skilled in
> rhetoric. allowing the premier forum for the
> discussion of things MOQ to be a vehicle for racist
> propagandists is going to make pirsig and the MOQ an
> easier target for detractors, don't you think?
Point well taken and thanks for making it.
We've had a few naysyers in the past but few racists and I would prefer to keep this a
racist free zone. I'd prefer to keep it generally bigot-free but human nature being what it
is.....
Horse
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