Here is what Louis wrote well before he started rolling in his grave: "The Marxism list is a worldwide moderated forum for activists and scholars in the Marxist tradition who favor a non-sectarian and non-dogmatic approach. It puts a premium on independent thought and rigorous but civil debate."
> On Dec 16, 2025, at 15:46, Tom Walker via groups.io > <[email protected]> wrote: > > but I do question the loose application of "a variety of Marxist traditions." There is no single Marxist tradition. What traditions of the socialist/communist tree should we prune? Should marxmail take a position on the Moscow Trials? Last month, I proposed banning the Trotsky-Stalin debate as Louis reportedly had done. That met with more disapproval than assent on the list. Overall, the contributors to this list cannot decide basic questions of list administration let alone which traditions are sectarian or dogmatic. There is also the issue of the activists themselves. I work with people from different historical traditions such as the second, third, fourth internationalist traditions, Maoists, etc., and debating on marxmail the issues that separate us is valuable to me in that work. Ultimately, the only way to resolve these historical rifts among us is through common struggle guided by democratic debate. Mark -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#39756): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/39756 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/116814900/21656 -=-=- 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: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
