Re: [Marxism] Kick trolls off list, Please

[Angelus Novus <fuerdenkommunismus@xxxxxxxxx>]

Anthony Boynton:

> Where should a Marxist be in such a situation? 
> Abstractly on the side of workers in general, as 
> Paula pretends she is? or really on the side of the 
> oppressed  as they fight for their lives?

This is an email discussion list on the Internet.  It
is silly enough when tiny sectarian groups formulate
and publish their "positions" on world events, but the
silliness assumes surreal proportions when this sort
of accountability is demanded from participants of an
email list.

Paula does not use racial or sexual slurs or otherwise
engage in personal insults.  She also does not violate
the cardinal list rule about trying to debate the
merits of Marxism as such.

When you write:

> If the government of George Bush is successful in
its
> efforts to cause a war

You make it sound as if Paula's interventions on this
email lists are essential in formulating White House
policy.  Get real.

If you think somebody is making bad arguments on this
list, the solution to that is to make better
arguments.  Accusing other list members of somehow
objectively serving some real world interests is the
height of teacup tempestuousness.




      
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