Re: "fuck you" and other peculiarities of this list

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On Wed, 31 May 1995 LeoCasey@xxxxxxx wrote:

> 2. Although this is a Marxism list, it seems very heavily slanted toward
> political economy. I have read Sraffa too, but frankly for those of us >
trained and interested in political theory (or philosophy, or literature,
> etc.), the labor theory of value discussion was just too narrow in
focus. Is > there room on this list for broader political and theoretical
concerns? > >
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Jerry:
In answer to your question: Yes.  Just pose a question for discussion or
post your views on a particular subject, and see what happens.  It's true
that a lot of issues related to political economy are discussed, but
there has been a running dialogue on science, philosophy, history, etc.
The list is what we make it.


3. Over the course of the years, I have gone from being a
somewhat > unorthodox, Gramscian Marxist to a radical democratic (some
would call it, > post-Marxist perspective). I don't recognize many kindred
voices in these > discussions. Is there room on this list for such a
viewpoint?

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Jerry:
Cyberspace has a lot of room left in it for expansion.  Speaking only as
an individual, I welcome all views that are presented by Marxists in good
faith.  Marxism itself has a historical tradition of intellectual
diversity -- I think that such diversity should be welcomed.

On the question of "Fuck you", I would add (to all those who ardently
defend the use of the term):

FUCK YOU!

FUCK YOU!

FUCK YOU!

That made me feel a lot better.  Other than the psychological lift that
one can obtain, I would ask:  How have my triple fuck yous advanced our
understanding of any topic?

Jerry


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