[lbo-talk] The Cuba Petition

[Carrol Cox]

Many people "blew their cool" on this general topic, on this and other
lists. I can't guess on the motives of particular persons who signed it
after it began to circulate, but whoever dreamt up the idea is either
not very bright or had at least as part of his/her motive precisely the
hope of stirring up a tempest (in a teapot or in a larger context.
Perhaps (probably) maillists give a distorted reflection of "leftist"
circles in general. But judging from the results on maillists, the
petition was a sectarian disruption of embryonic left unity around
opposition to u.s. imperialism.

Too damn many "tion's" and syllables in that, but what the hell.

Carrol

"Max B. Sawicky" wrote:
> 
> As a completely impartial and fair-minded
> observer of this contretemps, I have to say
> you blew your cool, man.
> 
> It's only politics.
> 
> mbs
> 
> I don't blame political differences on the factors you name. But I do hold
> people responsible for failing to read or understand plain prose, for
> dodging important hard questions without even acknowledging that they are
> real an important, for willfully misrepresenting other's positions, and for
> slanderous attacks and sanctimonious claptrap.  jks
> 
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