-Caveat Lector- On 27 Feb 2002 at 1:36, Joshua Tinnin wrote:
> Well, yes, fair enough, and I do the same thing, and my political > views are undeniably different than Bill R's in many respects ... A while ago, I posted something from the WSWS. A day or so later, some fellow from Hungary or Slovakia keyed in on the source of the article, reflecting on the fact that the Cold War was fought against "socialism" and he had left his native land for the Land of the Free to escape that political perspective. Unfortunately, he had been exposed to an Eastern European flavour of "socialism" that probably tended more towards "totalitarianism" with a kinder and gentler name only. I explained to him that just because the name is there doesn't determine an ablsolute contextual content. Just because the site is "socialist" doesn't mean the articles are bad or are filled with wrong information. When I first began visiting the site, the articles were filled with all kinds of screedy catch-words and -phrases (the bourgeoisie this and the workers of the world that). It became a hassle to read beyond that when the information was basically very good. I wrote to them (as I am sure others did as well) to explain to them that they could get their point across quite well in the WAY they presented the information without using all the Marxist lingo we're so used to hearing from North Korea, for example. Perhaps due to me or due to other factors, the articles dropped much of that politicisation. My first visit was due to a linque at Yahoo! Now, I find linques to WSWS from all over the place, simply because they cover various subjects from a unique perspective. No one else will catalog the jobs that are lost by company or sector the way they do. This became informational when Bill Jeff was touting his jobs creation efforts when -- in fact -- almost as many jobs were being lost. Employment was a wash at many times. But the mainstream media only highlighted the gains, mostly in the service sector when manufacturing jobs were lost. Regardless of any political perspective presented, there's always the possibility for obversion, looking at the other side of the coin. A<>E<>R <A HREF="http://www.ctrl.org/";>www.ctrl.org</A> DECLARATION & DISCLAIMER ========== CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic screeds are unwelcomed. Substance—not soap-boxing—please! These are sordid matters and 'conspiracy theory'—with its many half-truths, mis- directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought. That being said, CTRLgives no endorsement to the validity of posts, and always suggests to readers; be wary of what you read. CTRL gives no credence to Holocaust denial and nazi's need not apply. Let us please be civil and as always, Caveat Lector. ======================================================================== Archives Available at: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html <A HREF="http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/ctrl.html";>Archives of [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ <A HREF="http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/";>ctrl</A> ======================================================================== To subscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SUBSCRIBE CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNsubscribe to Conspiracy Theory Research List[CTRL] send email: SIGNOFF CTRL [to:] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Om
