Good Lenin vs. Bad Lenin?

[Jamal Hannah <jah@xxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 9 Dec 1999, Michael Perelman wrote:

> Jamal, I know that you just subscribed today, and may not know about this list.
> This kind of post is not tolerated here.  We do not allow any attacks on any fellow
> members of this list.
>
> Jamal Hannah wrote:
>
> >
> > Good god.. are you insane?  Are you aware of the mass-murder and human
> > suffering of working-class people and ardent revolutionaries that Trotsky
> > and Lenin were responsible for?
>
> In addition, we have been through all of the good Lenin/bad Lenin discussions.  At
> this time we have been having some very fruitful dialogue about the nature of world
> trade in what it means for the people around the planet.  Thanks in advance for
> understanding.

Hmm.. was Lenin ever actualy good?  I cant see how you can cut away
the bad parts from rotton meat and still eat it. But I digress.

 - Jamal