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Lajany wrote : >>"moreover, to support your case, you use evidence trawled from the websites run by the Cuban gusanos -- that is the Cuban scum who are the political and moral equivalents of puppets supported by France in Haiti today and in the past, and against whom the Cubans apparently do not have any legitimate right to defend themselves. A political friend and ally of the peoples of the third world indeed. The fact that the peoples of the third world also includes Batistas, Duvaliers, Houphouet Boingys and Mobutus, would perhaps be better left unsaid." I shouldn't really be answering Lajany Otun's post as it is clearly malicious and defamatory, but I can't stand being lumped together with the imperialist/post-colonialist policies of my native land. As though I hadn't spent years trying to organize workers against the class system in France and the naked exploitation of former French colonies at the hands of Bouygues, Lagardère and other examples of the "Françafrique" system. To make me guilty, through the unfortunate circumstance of my place of birth, of upholding Duvalier in Haiti, Mobutu in Zaire, and countless other petty dictators, is ridiculous. Are you seriously implying that BECAUSE I was born in France and BECAUSE I criticize Cuba, THEREFORE I defend the policies and privileges of the French bourgeoisie in its former colonies ? Pure libel and stupidity. I will not take the trouble to answer your future posts, Lajany, because I have just said all I need to say, and frankly, clearing my name from the nasty accusations you heap on me could be interpreted as a sign that I harbor a guilty conscious. Fortunately, there are more interesting avenues of discussion on this list. ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: Marxism@lists.econ.utah.edu Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
