[PEN-L:6786] Re: susan fleck on Shawgi

[dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx (Doug Henwood)]

At 10:10 AM 10/19/96, Michael Perelman wrote:

>I just saw Susan's note.  I had hesitated to take action with Shawgi
>because I suspected that some people would feel like her.
>
>I did not act on the account of Stalinism.  In fact, I agree with most of
>what Shawgi wrote.  I had received positive feedback in person from Sid's
>postings, which I generally find to be more informative than Shawgi's.
>
>A reluctant Stalinist?

Sid's stuff is well-chosen and very useful, and Patrick Bond, whom Susan
also mentioned, is one of the most important writers on Southern Africa
around. Shawgi just ships dead pronunciamenti in great volume. Like I said,
I wouldn't mind the screeds if he'd actually engaged PEN-L members in
conversation, but he hasn't. This is supposed to be conversation among
people who mostly would otherwise not meet - not agitprop, right?

Doug

--

Doug Henwood
Left Business Observer
250 W 85 St
New York NY 10024-3217
USA
+1-212-874-4020 voice
+1-212-874-3137 fax
email: <dhenwood@xxxxxxxxx>
web: <http://www.panix.com/~dhenwood/LBO_home.html>