File spoon-archives/marxism2.archive/marxism2_1996/96-10-21.210, message 170


Date: Sun, 20 Oct 1996 14:01:57 -0600 (MDT)
From: hans despain <HANS.DESPAIN-AT-m.cc.utah.edu>
Subject: Re: preliminary report on marxism-international


Jerry, why do this?  You are asking for exactly the trouble you always 
complain about.  If people want to see what is happening on other 
lists they will join them, or visit the archive.

hans

On Sun, 20 Oct 1996, Gerald Levy wrote:

> Call it a lapse of good judgment or call it indigestion, but ...
> 
> I joined marxism-international (in digest form).
> 
> Here is my preliminary report:
> 
> (1) Ignore the written description of m-int. The reality is far different.
> 
> (2) Those of you who had the experience of being on m1 will find m-int to
>     be almost identical. A real blast from the past (or should I say
>     undead?). All of the old names that you grew to love and hate are
>     there. It's like attending a class reunion for the sectarian and
>     theory-impaired.
> 
> (3) There was one somewhat interesting post in the last digest written by
>     Paul Zarembka in response to a typically absurd posting by Hugh R
>     (yes, he's there as well!) re Joan Robinson. The rest of the posts were
>     cyber-trash.
> 
> (4) I most heartily and enthusiastically recommend membership for the
>     following:
> 
>     (a) sectarians and dogmatists of all kinds and stripes (you will feel
>         quite at home on m-int);
> 
>     (b) all those who view politics as a game (warning: a large amount of
>         tolerance for male hormones running wild is required);
> 
>     (c) all those who are flagrantly sadistic and/or masochistic;
> 
>     (d) all those who want to conduct a survey of international left
>         sectarian organizations with a total membership of 1-5.
> 
> Jerry
> 
> 
> 
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