Subject: Re: preliminary report on marxism-international
Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 18:09:52 -0400 ()


Jerry,
     My mail gets read backwards, so I'm only half aware of 
what is what here.  Given that you have not been on M1 for 
awhile, I beg to differ regarding your equation of M1 and 
marxism-international.  I grant that the latter has not 
fully escaped from the difficulties of the former.  There 
is some ongoing sectarian wrangling and some low-level 
flaming.  But it is a massive improvement.  The Peruvians 
with their "who's a police spy?" drivel are absent, and so 
far most of the usual other suspects have been very 
restrained compared to their recent behavior on M1.  You 
just have not been around and don't know what you are 
talking about.
     BTW, did you find my exchange with Louis Godena over 
Chinese economic policy to be "cybergarbage," or did it not 
show up on your digest?
Barkley Rosser
On Sun, 20 Oct 1996 14:01:57 -0600 (MDT) hans despain 
<HANS.DESPAIN-AT-m.cc.utah.edu> wrote:


> Jerry, why do this?  You are asking for exactly the trouble you always 
> complain about.  If people want to see what is happening on other 
> lists they will join them, or visit the archive.
> 
> hans
> 
> On Sun, 20 Oct 1996, Gerald Levy wrote:
> 
> > Call it a lapse of good judgment or call it indigestion, but ...
> > 
> > I joined marxism-international (in digest form).
> > 
> > Here is my preliminary report:
> > 
> > (1) Ignore the written description of m-int. The reality is far different.
> > 
> > (2) Those of you who had the experience of being on m1 will find m-int to
> >     be almost identical. A real blast from the past (or should I say
> >     undead?). All of the old names that you grew to love and hate are
> >     there. It's like attending a class reunion for the sectarian and
> >     theory-impaired.
> > 
> > (3) There was one somewhat interesting post in the last digest written by
> >     Paul Zarembka in response to a typically absurd posting by Hugh R
> >     (yes, he's there as well!) re Joan Robinson. The rest of the posts were
> >     cyber-trash.
> > 
> > (4) I most heartily and enthusiastically recommend membership for the
> >     following:
> > 
> >     (a) sectarians and dogmatists of all kinds and stripes (you will feel
> >         quite at home on m-int);
> > 
> >     (b) all those who view politics as a game (warning: a large amount of
> >         tolerance for male hormones running wild is required);
> > 
> >     (c) all those who are flagrantly sadistic and/or masochistic;
> > 
> >     (d) all those who want to conduct a survey of international left
> >         sectarian organizations with a total membership of 1-5.
> > 
> > Jerry
> > 
> > 
> > 
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> 
> 
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