>Michael I have to take exception. Lou's post was cogent and
>interesting. Speaking as someone who lacked the time to follow the whole
>exchange, it was a useful summing-up of one position, and brought
>forward an important question about agrarian capitalist transition
>
>I have no problem with a moderator enforcing norms of civility, but that
>wasn't the issue here. Letting one person's taste determine how long
>something can be discussed diminishes this list's usefulness, and biases
>it toward trivial chat.
>
>Best, Colin
>
>> I though that this was finished.
>>
>> ------_
> > Michael Perelman
Colin, one alternative may be for interested PEN-l posters to look
into Lou's Marxism list archive, follow the threads on Brenner,
origins of capitalism, etc., & participate either by subscribing to
Lou's list or asking Lou to forward your posts to the list without
subscribing. That way, PEN-l does not have to be plagued by
recurring eruptions of the Brenner "debate."
Yoshie
