From: "Rosser Jr, John Barkley" <rosserjb-AT-jmu.edu>
Subject: Re: M-TH: A call for a moderated list
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 23:50:39 -0400 (Eastern Daylight Time)


    This is either the third or fourth time that I have 
brought this up, as have some others, never to any answer 
>from anybody using the term.
     What in hell is a "centrist"?  Does this have any 
derivation from historical circumstances the way 
"revisionist" or even the somewhat ridiculous "Zubatovist" 
do?  The term always seems to be used as a term of 
opprobrium.  Furthermore, I can never figure out who these 
allegedly evil "centrists" are, or what it is that makes 
deserve this label.
     Before anybody else uses it, I would appreciate seeing 
a clarification of the meaning of this term.
Barkley Rosser
On Sun, 6 Apr 1997 20:12:22 -0400 (EDT) Gerald Levy 
<glevy-AT-pratt.edu> wrote:

> (1) m-th and m-int *are* both moderated lists. In fact, the _only_
> unmoderated Spoons marxism list is m-gen. 
> 
> (2) The moderators haven't always made the best decisions, IMHO, but they
> should be praised for their tireless, unpaid, and thankless efforts.
> 
> (3) On m-th, Chris B and Jukka are both doing a very good job. If there
> has been a shortage of postings, that is not their fault. It is the fault
> of the entire list.
> 
> (4) On m-int, Zeynep deserves a lot of credit for taking principled stands
> and for refusing to be bullied by the cyber-clique who viewed that list as
> their own private playground. She has, IMHO, enforced the list rules
> fairly (even though I don't support _all_ of her decisions).
> 
> (5) The _only_ reason this issue is coming-up now is that a small centrist
> clique on m-int has become political isolated and desperate and is
> attempting to destroy what they can not control.
> 
> (6) Things have been getting _better_ on the Spoons lists -- with a few
> exceptions. Let's let the moderators moderate and let the losers admit
> that they have lost.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> 
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