It is necessary to STOP labeling people and stick to the issues, not list members political personalities. This means you Duane. Secondly, idiotic and quite false counter-labeling like "Trotskyite" (itself a pejorative term) vs "communist" is simply trolling. Secondly, for most of us, "Stalinist/Stalinism" is also a highly polemical term though there are individuals and groups that self-describe themselves as such, avoid using it when possible. STOP this shit now.
While we can argue for endless weeks over the meaning of "Stalinism" I'd prefer not to since, like "campism", it tends to end the discussion unless used in the broadest possible context. I have less of a problem with it since we sort of understand what this means in this contemporary period we live in. My issue is when this is used to label list members as if its a "gotcha!" moment to END DISCUSSIONS. David -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#33787): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/33787 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/109752225/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: marxmail+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
