Greetings Rick, Platt, Rog! RICK: Democracy is explicitly named as Intellectual value by Pirsig on p.187-188 in LILA. Did anyone consider that it was our democratically elected leaders who made this decision? A mob outcry has strong-armed our chosen decision makers into changing their minds. Is this what democracy means?
MARY: Yes. A mob outcry strong-armed our elected leaders into office, after all. RICK: Should society force its will on government whenever it's displeased by the decisions of elected leaders? MARY: Absolutely! RICK: Is nobody bothered by this? MARY: I guess I'm bothered that you are bothered - especially since the US is not a true Democracy anyway. If it were, GW Bush would not be President. Right? Wishing you happiness, Mary MOQ.org - http://www.moq.org
