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Sorry, this letter is calling for out and out censorship because of a political debate on the left. It is a vitriolic debate full of misinformation and subject to influences with motivations known and unknown. Blumenthal did step over a line with this tweet and I often do not agree with his writing or approach. However, there is comparable vitriol coming from those who seem to hate Assad more than they oppose US imperialism. I hope Verso tells the signers of this letter to go to hell in the name of spirited disagreement Blumenthal is no more a fascist than the writer of this letter. Censorship and threats are not the way to deal with political differences in the Left I know. Arguments and debate and a refusal to respond to those one cannot find fit to argue with, yes. -- Check out my newest books *Still Tripping in the Dark <http://stillhomeron.blogspot.com/2018/01/if-you-have-never-read-any-of-my-essays.html> *,* Capitalism <http://stillhomeron.blogspot.com/2017/02/fomite-interrogations.html>, and Daydream Sunset:60s Counterculture in the 70s <http://daydreamsunset.blogspot.com/> * _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
