From: glevy-AT-acnet.pratt.edu
Date: Thu, 28 Mar 1996 06:32:15 -0500 (EST)
To: marxism-AT-jefferson.village.virginia.edu
Cc: marxism-AT-jefferson.village.virginia.edu
Subject: Re: My position as moderator and the Maoists


Taylor Ian Christopher wrote:

> Can't you skip the hysterics and just delete their posts without 
> reading them if you don't like what they say? 
> Regards,
> A neutral observer.

Dear Mr. "neutral observer":

Please answer the following questions:

(1) What advice would you give to subs'ribers of the d'gest who can not 
delete individual posts?

(2) What advice would you give to those who have byte limits or who have 
to pay for the time that they spend deleting such posts?

(3) If a half dozen skinheads invaded the l'st, would your advise be the 
same? Why or why not?

(4) How many more people do you want to see leave before we do something?

(5) If you were at a meeting on Marxi'm and anyone could speak as long 
and as frequently as possible and a small group of people called others 
in the room "fake leftists", "revisionists" and "social fascists", how 
long would you stay? If others spent a month trying to convince them to 
behave, but they persisted and their abuse escalated with death threats 
and charges of fascism, would you say to those who were complaining and 
leaving: "cut the hysterics"?

Jerry  


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