dear comrades, i seem to have a different opinion from a few of you in regards to postings by S. Tell. I enjoy reading about strike activity, south korean progressive movement, NATO politics, and some of the other things that S. Tell posts. Despite the use of certain adjectives that highlight his (her?) ideological leanings, I find it refreshing to get some international perspective on issues of pressing concern for progressives at a global level. D. Schniad also shares some interesting postings, which I may skim, read, or delete at my leisure as well. If it weren't for the likes of Tell, Schniad, and Bond, we wouldn't get any international news from a left perspective. I am frustrated at some of the more vocal penl participants for not appreciating the kernels of information that come with the anti-imperialist rhetoric. I have neither time nore inclination to count the number of postings made by the critics of Tell, but there are surely days that their own postings outnumber those of Tell. i assume there are lurkers from countries beyond the US who share the strong anti-imperialist (if not the stalinist) tendencies expressed in Tell's post, and I would not want to stifle a voice that still reverbrates among many who do not share the US-eye's view of the world that many of penl posters do. Shutting off Tell is being as Stalinist as a Stalinist. Requesting a self-imposed limit on postings/day for all members may be a more civil way to address the problem,(unless the anarchists among us decide to oppose such a rule!) in the struggle, susan fleck [EMAIL PROTECTED]
