>I am sure we'd all want to welcome Svetlana to this list. It is very good to >establish cordial relations with Russian leftist and working class organisations. I >hope that she will play an active part in our discussions. When comrades honestly >and sincerely strive to understand each other's positions, and diligently seek to >explain and analyse differences, much can be achieved. But to begin by attacking the >moderators is not helpful. Rather than begin with a discussion of personalities and >of list policy, I think it would be more useful if Svetlana informed the list about >the activities of her organisation in Samara, and about its viewpoint and arguments, >and also if she asks any questions she has about the political orientations etc of >other people on the list. Then we can hope to find some common ground, or anyway to >understand one another better. > >Mark > Dear Mark! Certainly I would like to take an active part in your discussions. My comrades and I see that your list pays much attention to Russia and this fact makes us happy. We was glad that among paticipants of your list we have been seeing the comrades who give great help to the Russian left and workers' movement such as Vladimir Bilenkin and Steve Mayers. True, Steve`s letters do not appear in the list in the last days, probably he is too busy. I have told the list about activity of my organization quite in detail, in my opinion. I could also expound my political views and my comrade`s view-points to subjects discussed in your list but I am not sure that the words which do not belong to me will not be attributed to me and I shall not be dumped after sending my first two debatable messages to the list, as this happened with our comrade Vladimir Bilenkin. You consider incorrect that I began with discussion of personalities. But I am going to communicate not with robots in your list but with the people, and it is very important for me to know what human streaks have the people which have created this list and participate in it. I believe, it is very important that there were comradely, democratic relations during our common work for communism in this list or else honest and fruitful polemics will be impossible. I do not deny, that your list should have and carry out its editorial policy and, as on any list, and I consider necessary the expelling from any list those members who debate dishonestly or insult other participants of discussion. But in Vladimir Bilenkin`s case there were no such basis. The attribution of another`s words to Vladimir took place. I have shown it in my answer to Louis Project which I have just sent. Read it, please. And I hope that this annoying situation will be remedied by you and your unbiassed colleagues-moderators. Dear Mark, you wrote that "It is very good to establish cordial relations with Russian leftist and working class organisations". We also would like to establish such relations with Western leftists and organizations of Western working class. But unfortunately we do not see, how it is possible, while our comrade Vladimir is still striked off the Leninist-international list. And I do not doubt, that you and other moderators of the list consider that it is impossible to expell from the list those members whose political views contradict their own ones or veiw-points of majority of the participants of discussion. I am sure that you are agree that freedom of expression of judgements is the first necessary condition for any fruitful polemics, especially marxist. That`s why we suppose that elemination of Vladimir Bilenkin from the list was an outcome of misunderstanding and we repeat our request to remedy occured and to subscribe his address to your list. Best wishes, Svetlana Baiborodova _______________________________________________ Leninist-International mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] To change your options or unsubscribe go to: http://lists.wwpublish.com/mailman/listinfo/leninist-international
