I didn't see that Jerry had reposted his 7174 with interspersed comments to which I shall now speak. And I really have only one thing to say. His claim is entirely bogus. Kliman had trouble with Skillman, Moseley and other Marxists here on OPE-L and elsewhere not because he was interested in hermeunetic questions while they were interested in the comprehension and dynamics of real world capitalism but because they were all interested in the same kind of hermeneutic and logical problems. This was not a Kliman problem; it was and has been an OPE-L problem. I know that one former list member has been appreciative that at least I tried to pursue topics such as oil rent and the history of slavery, and quit because so few OPE_Lers were interested in those topics. So these were not topics avoided by Kliman but by OPE_L in general. Levy's hypothesis of why Kliman has proven difficult to communicate with is bogus; moreover, it was an insult because Levy made Kliman out to be scholastic while saying that other Marxists are immersed in the real world. Levy made Kliman out to be dogmatic and interested in things as important as personal gardening while comparing him to real Marxists who are interested in comprehending and struggling against real world criticism. ANd in fact Kliman is no less concerned about this and writes no less about this than the majority of list members. So why Levy singled Kliman out and criticized someone who is not on the list reflects his pettiness. And because he is moderator, his pettiness will prevent us from getting people like Alejandro to return. Which is my real concern in this exchange. It is time for Levy to step down. Rakesh >
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