[lbo-talk] Why Not Unsubbed?

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Wed May 11 21:12:28 PDT 2005


Michael Dawson wrote:


>I tried to quit the list yesterday, but I keep getting mail.

Dunno how he tried to unsub. He did post a message saying "peace out," which I just deleted for its contentlessness.


> My theory is that you took my saying nurses are the pinnacle of
>proledom as some kind of sneer, when, in fact, I was trying to say
>what I believe my words mean: Nurses are now the top working-class
>job, which means poseurs like Grace shouldn't be running around
>claiming underprivilege. And you also sanctioned me for arguing
>what I believe about the politics of sex work and abortion. You
>might vehemently disagree with it, but it was hardly the ugliest
>thing posted on a list that includes Carrol Cox and his Stalin
>quotes. It was an attempt to get people to admit that the sex-work
>thing is a losing issue, in a time when we're all worried about how
>to talk to Americans.
>
>Either apologize for the censorship, or let me go, please.

I'm not sure if this is censorship, but if it is, fine. Dawson was - and not for the first time - horribly rude and insulting. This time it wasn't just personal - it was a real violation of solidarity. So, no apology, and he's unsub'd.

Doug



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