From dhenwood@panix.com  Sun Apr  6 21:21:12 1997
From: dhenwood@panix.com (Doug Henwood)
Date: Sun, 6 Apr 1997 15:21:12 -0500
Subject: M-TH: Re: M-I: PANIC LEFT: TAKE THREE
In-Reply-To: <2.2.16.19970406060139.23bf1d88@pop.igc.org>
Message-ID: <l03010d08af6db45c551e@[166.84.250.86]>

Ralph Dumain wrote:

>I hope that now that we have all gotten our various revulsions off our
>chest, we can soberly consider once again the history and future of the
>spoons marxism lists.  All these reorganizations have been handled very
>badly, and it is ultimately due to the incompetence of the moderators.

Partly, yes, but ultimately, I doubt it. The dismal state of these lists is
in large part a reflection of the dismal state of "the left" today,
especially the Marxist left. There are a few lively and thoughtful
individuals around, but few organizations or other institutions - and most
of the individuals, organized or not, are either mediocrities or lunatics
or both, lost in ancient battles or reduced to the formulaic citation of
scripture. Many of us hope that this newish medium would be a way to gather
the lively and thoughtful Marxians around the world together; certainly the
"objective" situation of the world today should be a fertile field for a
rebirth of left politics. But the odds seem very long, as the repeated
experiences of the Spoons Marxism lists show. There are probably some
organizational things that could be done to promote a more fruitful
exchange, but we're not making history here with tools of our own choosing.


Doug

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