Re: moderation, l*st purpose

["Bryan A. Alexander" <bnalexan@xxxxxxxxx>]

I'm responding to this because it addresses some general list concerns.
ITs tone is annoying, but I'll try not to let that stop me.


Bryan Alexander                                 Department of English
email: bnalexan@xxxxxxxxx                       University of Michigan
phone: (313) 764-0418                           Ann Arbor, MI  USA    48103
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On Wed, 31 Jan 1996 glevy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Bryan A. Alexander wrote:
>
> > >  So you have professors who contribute to "Research In Political
> > > > Economy" deleting all those bothersome messages on the civil war in
> > > > former Yugoslavia in order to find that one intriguing message on ground
> > > > rent. Or, you have trade unionists deleting all those bothersome 
> > > > messages
> > > > on Bhaskar's quadruple dialectistical transmutation of nature in order 
> > > > to
> > > > check out discussion on the French strikes.
> > >
> > > ANOTHER caricature.
> >
> > Is it?  eems likely to me.
>
> *Which* "academics" have said that they are not interested in the civil
> war in the former Yugoslavia and are *only* interested in theory? Names
> please.
>
> Which trade union activists have argued as above? Names please.

Can't recall any offhand.  I have better things to do with my time.
I couldn't recall any when I originally posted - hence my "seems likely"
rather than "I know this to be so - Xenia, for example, said..."
Language precision is important to me, and to Marxists in general.

 >
> > > * The Marxism l**t is a place where there is a discussion of all matters
> > > pertaining to Marxism as it relates to theory and praxis.
> > > Well-intentioned contributions by anyone are welcome.  Please respect the
> > > fact that we are here for different reasons and have different
> > > theoretical and political perspectives. All benefit by an honest attempt
> > > to address the issues.
> >
> > Here here.
> >
> Then, start acting like it!
>
> Jerry

Ow! my wrist aches from the ruler's blow!
This is a bit of a mystery to me.  Act like what?  As long as I've been
on this list - as I said - I've been trying to work out theory and
practice, separately and in combination.  For example, this past few
weeks has seen me asking questions and posting information about our
local union struggle; at the same time, I've been talking about the
city-country duality in Marxist analyses of fascism; my usual obsession
with the state and organization straddle both.  My intentions have been
"well" so far - I'm on this list to discuss and learn.  Correct me please
- someone - anyone - if I'm in error here.  I'm talking with folks from a
variety of backgrounds and trying to gain as much as I can by this
multiplicity.  Is there some dishonesty here?
        And why must I proffer self-criticism?
        Sorry to take up bandwidth with this.

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