pen-l etiquette

[Jim Devine <jdevine@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

[was: Re: [PEN-L:13739] Re: Re: Re: Calling an end to S. Africa thread?]

I see nothing wrong with Julio's assertion. He didn't say that Louis was a
bad person or had bad intentions or anything like that. He didn't
_characterize_ Louis' opinions at all. All he did was make an assertion of
_fact_. (Frankly I don't know if it's true or not. It depends on what one
means by a "communist party" doesn't it?) If Louis is so sensitive that he
can't respond to a comment that says he's wrong on a highly specific
empirical issue, he should leave the list. But I don't think he is that
sensitive. Julio's comment in no way can be described as an insult.

At 07:38 AM 06/21/2001 -0700, you wrote:
> Please, we are trying to avoid this sort of communication.
>
> On Thu, Jun 21, 2001 at 10:00:07AM -0400, Julio Huato wrote:
> > Louis makes assertions of fact as if he really knew:
> >
> > >>The SACP and the Mexican CP are [!]
> > >>basically reformist outfits and if fundamental change comes to those
> > >>countries, it will linked to forces to the left like the Zapatista
> > >>movement or the constellation of left intellectuals and trade unionists
> > >>Patrick Bond is involved with.
> >
> > There's no CP in Mexico since the early 1980's.
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