File spoon-archives/marxism-general.archive/marxism-general_1997/97-03-17.093, message 32


Date: Sat, 15 Mar 1997 03:05:23 -0500
From: malecki-AT-algonet.se (Robert Malecki)
Subject: M-G: Re: misc.activism.radical-left (moderated); Mumia


>Dear Comrade Malecki,
>
>     I'm writing to draw your attention to a computer development or two
>you may not be aware of.
>
>     Did you know that there is a discussion on "news.groups" about the 
>creation of the above Usenet discussion group, moderators Per I Mathisen, 
>Annette Dexter, and Chris Williams? I don't know if you're familiar with 
>"news.groups," it's the computer good ol' boys group that is officially 
>in charge of newsgroup creation on Usenet. The proposal is dated 2/27 if 
>you want to check it out (news.groups has thousands of postings, it's 
>easy to get lost.)
>
>     The only actual criticism the proposal has received has been from 
>that character Proyect, who is of course burned about Per kicking 
>him off l.u.l. (I would frankly sympathize with Per on this one, if Per 
>had kicked him off for the obvious right reason, which I gather he did 
>not.)
>
>     More importantly, I was glad to see your recent stuff about 
>Mumia. The Pennsy Supremes really seem to be getting ready to give the 
>green light to execute him, it's time to get ona move. I and other 
>folk involved in the "soc.pol.anti-fascism" project are going to be 
>making a joint statement against Temple University's censorship of him 
>for Tom Burghardt's Bulletin, maybe we could send you a copy for 
>Cockroach if the other signatories are comfortable with that.
>
>-John Holmes-

Dear John

If Per M is involved I am certainly very skeptical about this newsgroup. Per 
has certainly been playing the dictator on some of the lists he runs. But I 
have to be honest Per NEVER threw Proyect off the "Unity" list. He left in a 
rage screaming that they were all Trotskyists if I remember correctly. But 
Per did expell Hugh and PO and Ben B.! Their big crime defending Malecki who 
was not allowed through the door from the very beginning!

And the other hand Per has banned Cockroack as "spam" from 
"soc.politics.marxism and has a history of bureaucratically excluding old 
hard line Stalinists and those who claim to be "authodox" Trotskyists. I 
think it has to do with his broadie concept of the future of the left swamp 
where everybody agrees to disagree and call each other "comrade.

However on principle I can not and would not oppose the creation of this new 
list and certainly would vote for it. Because I stand for the fullest open 
democracy on discussions in the workers movement. Despite Per M.s history of 
being a little dictator who sees that those horrible Trotskyists must be 
banned from the !Unity" list along with the Stalinists and despite that Per 
has now stopped Cockroach on "Social politics. marxism." And knowing that 
Per on this "new" list will act in the same bureaucratic and dictatorial manner!

Stop the bureaucratic bans and purges under the guise of fake Unity!

Against bureaucratic organisation methods to gag politicsal discussion!

For Workers Democracy on the Left Internet Lists..

Bob Malecki

PS: I am sending this off to some of the lists so that others can be aware 
of the new developments and naturally should vote for this new list. 
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