DMB:
> Platt and y'all:
>
> DMB said:
> The point is all about looking at socialism as Pirsig defines it, as a
> "program for the intellectual control of society".
>
> Platt corrected me with:
> If you are going to quote Pirsig, you might try doing it accurately.
> "Communism and socialism, programs for intellectual control over society .
> . ."
>
> DMB says:
> Clearly, you're trying WAY too hard to find fault. There is no meaningful
> difference between these two statements. Its dishonest to pretend I didn't
> accurately express the idea.
So why did you omit communism in Pirsig's definition of programs for
intellectual control of society? You must mean there is no "meaningful
difference" between communism and socialism. If so, we agree.
Platt
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