File spoon-archives/marxism-thaxis.archive/marxism-thaxis_1997/97-04-15.135, message 60


Date: Mon, 7 Apr 1997 11:11:28 -0400 (EDT)
From: "Chris M. Sciabarra" <sciabrrc-AT-is2.NYU.EDU>
Subject: Re: M-TH: Tied hands?


Oh, and one last point about "tied hands" --

I have made a decision to be a co-moderator on a list of individuals, with
whom I have many disagreements.  As a libertarian, I would not be HERE,
amongst Marxists, if I didn't take seriously the contributions of
everybody, ESPECIALLY those with whom I disagree.  I think we owe it
to ourselves, from wherever we place ourselves on the political spectrum,
to engage in the kind of critical dialogue, the ancient notion of
"dialectic," that strengthens, that "builds character," that sharpens our
cognitive capacities and logical arguments.  If we were among only those
who agree with us, it would be terribly boring.  

I belong to lists of libertarians, Randian Objectivists, Hayekians AND
Marxists, and I have my fill of critical exchange.  It would be nice for
people to TRY to shift subtly, their vantage point, to at least imagine,
what it would be like to look at the world through the eyes of the other.
I do it regularly, and I would like to say, for the record, that I have
been, for the most part -- with a few extraordinary exceptions -- most
welcome amongst this community of Marxist sympathizers.  I would not trade
my membership on thaxis with anyone, all the BS notwithstanding.  I like
most of the people here, and have grown immeasurably in the process.
				- Chris
==========================================Chris Matthew Sciabarra, Ph.D.
Visiting Scholar
New York University Department of Politics
715 Broadway
New York, New York  10003-6806
Email:      sciabrrc-AT-is2.nyu.edu
Website:    http://pages.nyu.edu/~sciabrrc
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