Thanks, Andre. Not to put too fine a point on it, but this was my clumsy way of trying to say that I use the term "fascism" not merely to insult but rather in a technical sense, in the way a political scientist or historian would use it. And obviously I'm also saying that this is the way Pirsig uses the term too.
---------------------------------------- > Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2008 14:25:43 +0200 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MD] growth and sustainability > > David: > > I realize that way too many people throw the word "fascism" around for > stupid reasons. But I was a history major and did my undergrad thesis on > Germany's fascism. It wasn't a very good paper but I've been thinking and > reading about it ever since and I'm telling you that this is what it looks > like. People who were there and lived through it will tell you the same > thing. > > Andre: > > David, I believe you are referring to things flying around in the US at the > moment. I am not in the US and do not follow the debates as closely as you > do (no TV or radio...internet, but also very busy) but I agree with you. > I call myself a warchild, not because I was born during the war, I was born > 9 years after but I have been brought up by 2 parents who were a victim of > this regime (as far as it was seen, felt and experienced in Holland) and > they have inculcated in me a prejudice and hatred of this in such a way that > I will never forget. They did not do this verbally, as a child you are able > to read the non-verbals far better than the verbals ( and they often > contradict), they encouraged intelligent morality ( I can't find a better > way to express it) as saying THIS NEVER AGAIN!! > Ever since, I have always been extremely sensitive to this word and what it > represents. It is simply too heavy a word to bandy around unless you are > devoid of any morality. And we know what that means in MoQ terms. > > I agree with you, > Andre > Moq_Discuss mailing list > Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. > http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org > Archives: > http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ > http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/ _________________________________________________________________ You live life beyond your PC. So now Windows goes beyond your PC. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/115298556/direct/01/ Moq_Discuss mailing list Listinfo, Unsubscribing etc. http://lists.moqtalk.org/listinfo.cgi/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org Archives: http://lists.moqtalk.org/pipermail/moq_discuss-moqtalk.org/ http://moq.org.uk/pipermail/moq_discuss_archive/
