Jerry, I hope that this gets out before Louis responds. I cannot vouch for all of Louis's behavior. I only know the part of him that resides on this list. I consider him a valuable resource, just as I do you -- although you have been less active recently. Until your post, I was worrying, with Ajit, Ricardo and Lou coming to terms, we were becoming a model of decorum. At the same time, Louis's post about Covert Action Quarterly illustrates how the left gets itself bogged down in self-destructive disputes. Louis has on many occasions apologized for his early behavior. Let bygones be bygones. The real enemy resides elsewhere. Just delete his posts and pretend that he is not on the list. In recent months, we have had our first cracks in the juggernaut of global capitalism. How can we leverage the sort of labor disputes that we see in Australia, the protests in Indonesia, the confusion with energy deregulation or the potential bubble in finance? In short, only by knowing the world can we actually accomplish anything. I would like to see us accomplish something. If this is political censoring, I am sorry. Gerald Levy wrote: > Proyect's post on this subject is chock full of inaccuracies and > distortions. And his contributions (what Ajit calls "Louis Proyectism") > have come to symbolize the downfall in the mode of discourse on pen-l. > When flames erupt on pen-l (and they erupt not infrequently), they often > begin with strawperson distortions and often out-right fabrications. > > Michael has recently praised Louis and Mark J. This, by itself, is an > invitation to a flame war. Do you have *any* idea who you are praising or > how many people you offend by so doing? > > One of them called the _New Left Review_ a "faggot-valhalla" controlled > by M-16! > > The other (in addition to making sexist remarks as long-time pen-l members > remember) has maliciously and falsely accused another leftist of being a > FBI agent and has become an anti-labor snitch. Of course, there's much > more (e.g. he called all squatters "morons"). > > If we are to talk about theory and praxis, then surely we should be > allowed to raise issues concerning the conduct of individuals, including > subscribers. If we can't take a position against cop-baiting and > snitching, then all pretenses about using this list for "activists" should > be abandoned. > > Moreover, these (Michael take note!!!) are ***NOT*** "personal" > questions; they are ***political*** questions. If I am prevented from > talking about cop-baiting, anti-labor activism, squatters, etc., then I > am being politically censored. > > Jerry -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
