Re: [Marxism] Re: Pearl Harbor, etc., correction

["Alan Bickley" <avb34@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> It is not good for Marxists (especially when talking among themselves)
> to distort history for a passing rhetorical effect.  First, "conspiracy"
> hardly describes a process that went on in the open and was debated
> vigorously, loudly and at length. It's like saying the New York Yankees
> are conspiring to win the American Leage championship. Secondly, the
> 3/5ths clause was a compromise between opposing interests.

The debate in the constitutional convention was vigorous and loud, but it
was not open in the sense that non-delegates could hear it. Deliberations
were secret and a detailed accoount of the proceedings was not available
until 1840 when James Madison's notes were published.

Alan Bickley
Madison, WI



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