From: "Rosser Jr, John Barkley" <rosserjb-AT-jmu.edu>
Subject: Re: M-I: My phone conversation with "Murray"
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 1998 13:46:37 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)


Jim,
     Well, I think that we should let people do theri 
pseudonymous thing if they want to, without harassment.  
Louis may be right that Boddhi works for a brokerage firm 
and is afraid of having something happen to him like what 
happened to Louis once upon a time, although it is probably 
the case that Boddhi is too insignificant to warrant such 
treatment (sorry about that, Boddhi, unless of course you 
are The True Secret Leader Of The Nth International, :-)).
     I note that most of us do not really know who the 
others are unless we have met face to face.  I know that 
there is a book written by a Jim Blaut, and the person on 
this list seems to know something about that book.  But how 
do I know that you are REALLY Jim Blaut, much less THAT Jim 
Blaut?  We all operate from behind veils to some extent.
J. Barkley Rosser, Jr.
Professor of Economics
James Madison University
Harrisonburg, VA 22807 USA
On Sun, 19 Apr 1998 19:57:39 -0400 james m blaut 
<70671.2032-AT-CompuServe.COM> wrote:

> I don't think I'm the only one on this list who feels very uncomfortable
> debating a shadowy figure hiding behind a pseudonym. How do I know that
> "Boddhisatva" is not "Murray?"  Neither is a real human being.
> 
> In principle, a list member might find it necessary or helpful to disguise
> himself or herself behind a pseudonym,  for political or personal  reasons.
> But this won't happen very often. Boddy's statements don't sound like they
> come from somebody who worries about repression or reprisals.
> 
> En lucha
> 
> jim Blaut  
> 
> 
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