In part because the discussion began with the idealization of the current president.
On Mon, Dec 11, 2006 at 05:37:41PM -0500, Yoshie Furuhashi wrote: > I appreciate your concern as the moderator, but how come leftists > can't discuss Iran dispassionately, as they might discuss any other > country? > > On 12/11/06, Michael Perelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Yoshie, I don't think that we can do this. It is one thing to encourage > > discussion > > of an important subject, but this one goes nowhere. Large numbers of > > exchanges > > involving a small number of people, which drives people to unsub. > > > > I see that you are trying to delve into more of the subtlety, but it is > > just not > > working as a discussion. > > -- > > Michael Perelman > > Economics Department > > California State University > > Chico, CA 95929 > > > > Tel. 530-898-5321 > > E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu > > michaelperelman.wordpress.com > > > > > -- > Yoshie > <http://montages.blogspot.com/> > <http://mrzine.org> > <http://monthlyreview.org/> -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 Tel. 530-898-5321 E-Mail michael at ecst.csuchico.edu michaelperelman.wordpress.com
