FYI: Bill Gates, from riches to riches

[Gary Wilson]

Let me just say, as the writer of the article in discussion, that I
did not post this (Doug said "Not if Bob Bartley sends it."). As a
"lurker" who has followed LBO-LIST from the beginning, I could have
sent the piece myself but I did not. I have not engaged in any of
the discussions because I have no desire to open up the kind of
polemics that have ruined too many discussion lists (like Spoons, as
Doug mentioned).

The discussion here has been lively and interesting on its own and 
I've appreciated just listening.

But I do think Doug has over reacted, possibly out of good 
intentions. While it is true that the post obviously came from 
someone at Workers World (the address is a WW address), there are 
many at WW who are computer-active and participate in many email 
discussion lists. I don't see anything in this in the nature of being 
an out-of-line posting or any kind of unwanted spamming.

No one that I know of at Workers World has done that. But we are for 
an open dialog on the left, without the kind of rancor or 
name-calling that has characterized much so-called left debate. And 
that kind of discussion we do want to be a part of.

(To Michael Eisenscher I offer my apologies for a boring ending to 
the article. I'd agree. It was the pressure of a deadline that led me 
to throw that in just so that I could finish up. I will try not to be 
so lazy next time.)

Gary Wilson

On 28 May 98 at 12:08, Doug Henwood wrote:


> Kirsten Neilsen wrote:
> 
> >so no wall street journal or nyt either?
> 
> Not if Bob Bartley sends it.
> 
> Doug
> 
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>