Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 18:05:33 -0400 (EDT) From: louisgodena-AT-ids.net (Louis R Godena) Subject: M-I: The list revitalized? (fwd from moderator) To marxism-international: The following message bounced to the moderators. Hugh Rodwell apparently posted from an address slightly different from the one with which he is subscribed. Louis Godena, co-moderator ________________________________________________________________ Date: Sat, 25 Oct 1997 16:32:09 +0200 To: marxism-international-AT-jefferson.village.Virginia.EDU From: Hugh Rodwell <m-14970-AT-mailbox.swip.net> Subject: The list revitalized? Since it's way over a week since I was suspended, perhaps it's time to speak out again. Considering that the rumpus all started with what were considered non-political vituperations of a purely personal kind by one subscriber against another, perhaps the moderators could let us know in what sense the following post is NOT non-political vituperation of a purely personal kind: >>You should have gotten struck by lightning, you moron. Who gives a rat's >>ass? I didn't expect you to be as >>superficial in your reply as this.Did you see your reflection in a >>mirror, you >>vampire creep. You are Rush Limbaugh. Heartfield thinks that the crap that >>comes out of his brain is "controversial".This LM is about as unsavory a >>bunch as you are going to find. > >>If Heartfield had a brain instead of a big mouth,his outfit is made up of >>slugs Louis Proyect This is not the first post of this character by Louis Proyect. Now, if the moderators mean business with their statements of the past week or two, and want to run a railroad that keeps on the tracks, they would be well advised to apply their new strict interpretation of the rules even-handedly. Given that a subscriber has raised the question of the character of the above posting in relation to rules that were invoked to justify expulsions and suspensions, I expect an official answer on the point by the moderators. Gay in particular justified the actions of the moderators on the grounds that they would encourage a higher and cleaner level of political discussion. Perhaps we need to be enlightened as to the political implications of "vampire creep", "moron", "slugs" and "a rat's ass". Jerry provided a political explanation of his language, but it wasn't considered to come up to scratch. Let's see how the present case compares. Hugh Rodwell --- from list marxism-international-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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