Date: Mon, 19 Aug 1996 03:43:40 -0600
From: Hans Ehrbar <ehrbar-AT-marx.econ.utah.edu>
Subject: Against Opportunism



The recent brief conflagrations on this list have many reasons, some
of which are deep theoretical differences.  But certainly a
contributing factor was Louis P's continual slandering and unprovoked
attacks against Robert Malecki and others on this list.  I am among
these "others", despite the fact that our differences regarding many
important issues (Cuba, ecology, computers and socialism) are very
small.  His main criticism of me is that I am psychologizing, although
he is psychologizing 10 times more than I do.  His unprincipled
behavior seems to be solely due to a jockeying for power for him and a
circle of friends he is trying to assemble around him.  Despite his
sharp criticisms of this list I am confident he will subscribe to the
successor of the marxism list after Spoon's reorganization and
extension of their offerings of marxist lists.  He is an incurable
opportunist, and I do not want to have anything to do with him
politically.  The fight against opportunism is something we have to
take seriously even (or especially?)  at the present undeveloped state
of the class struggles.


The heat of the debate was so great that Luis Quispe thought it was
a good time to become active again.  The sight of a skull and bones
floating by on our screens was so irresistible to him that he thought
he had to treat the list to a re-run.  Your calculated irresponsible
behavior, Quispe, cannot discredit in our eyes the PCP documents
which you are publishing at the same time.  Your translations and your
occasional dialogue on this list show that you are a very vocal and
sharp individual.  You are playing your role of fanatical Andean peasant
badly.

Hans Ehrbar.


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