Shane Mage wrote: > On Aug 23, 2009, at 10:42 AM, Louis Proyect wrote: > >> (Silone does not come across as a very admirable character here, >> especially serving as a fascist snitch... > > Why this slander? Wheatcroft wrote "It does seem that Silone had at > least some contact with the police, who had arrested his one > surviving brother, Romolo (who would die in prison at the hands of his > captors), but it’s hard to see evidence of any great betrayal."
I would add, btw, that Wheatcroft is a long-time Tory and Zionist hawk so it is not surprising that he would cut Silone a lot of slack. ________________________________________________ YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
