From: Paul Cockshott (wpc@DCS.GLA.AC.UK)
Date: Mon Aug 27 2007 - 04:36:54 EDT
I think Anders has a point here -----Original Message----- From: OPE-L [mailto:OPE-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU] On Behalf Of Anders Ekeland Sent: 27 August 2007 06:10 To: OPE-L@SUS.CSUCHICO.EDU Subject: Re: [OPE-L] Reclaiming Marx's "Capital": book launch talks, reviews, media coverage Dear Jerry, 1) Whatever A. Kliman have written about OPE-L there is no reason to drag that into OPE-L. Quite the opposite I would say, given the experiences many of us have with this kind of "debates". You should clearly avoid descending to a level of "debate" like this. 2) Following from 1) I still hold you should apologize for sending this useless/harmful message to the list - especially since you are the list-admin. You should set high standards here. Regards Anders Ekeland Norway At 19:54 24.08.2007, you wrote: > > what is this? What is the serious intention behind posting a message > > like this? > > And as a joke, I do not find it funny. > > Isn't this a serious list? > >Anders: > >I agree that referring to OPE-L as "Levy's Defamation Den" and "OPE-HELL" >is not funny or the action of a person deserving to be taken seriously. > >Please recall that that it was Andrew Kliman, not myself, who made those >statements. > >[In any event, how can you take the work of a Marxist who referred to >himself as "The Antichrist" seriously?] > > > Isn't Andrew Kliman's book a serious, scientific work, deserving > > serious treatment? > >No, from what I've read, it's not a serious, scientific work. It's a >piece of propaganda (which in my opinion wouldn't have been published >unless it was part of the Raya Dunayevskaya book series). But, that's >my opinion which you are free to agree or disagree with. > > > I think Jerry owes the list an apology for posting a message like > > this. Be big enough to give us one right away Jerry! > >Now that you know it was Andrew Kliman who referred to OPE-L as >"Levy's Defamation Den" I believe you owe me an apology. (Of course, >Kliman owes me many apologies but I'm not holding my breath.) If you >think that OPE-L is and should be a serious forum then your quarrel is >with Kliman, not myself. > >In solidarity, Jerry
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