This is really cryptic. What are you trying to say? The question is whether Robert Conquest has ever made a factual assertion that has been disproved, i.e. proven to be untrue. Not simply that the evidence is insufficient to establish the conclusive truth of the assertion. but that the evidence is conclusive that the assertion is factually untrue.
Charles suggested as an example Conquest’s assertion that the Ukrainian famine was intentionally caused by the Soviet leadership. I pointed to the Wikipedia article because the article is evidence of an ongoing good faith debate among professional historians on the issue, and if there is an ongoing good faith debate, then the assertion by definition does not pass the test of an example of an assertion that has conclusively proven to be untrue. David Shemano From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of raghu Sent: Monday, August 17, 2015 2:07 PM To: Progressive Economics Subject: Re: [Pen-l] Robert Conquest On Wed, Aug 12, 2015 at 1:39 PM<[email protected]<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Here is the Wikipedia site “Holodomor genocide question”” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holodomor_genocide_question#cite_note-69. [...] I continue to see a mainstream view (Conquest) with various “revisionists” who appear to be in the minority. Is that what you got out of that Wikipedia entry? If so, that reveals more about you than about Conquest or his critics.. -raghu. ____________________________________________________ Information contained in this e-mail transmission may be privileged, confidential and covered by the Electronic Communications Privacy Act, 18 U.S.C. Sections 2510-2521. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, distribute, or reproduce this transmission. If you have received this e-mail transmission in error, please notify us immediately of the error by return email and please delete the message from your system. Pursuant to requirements related to practice before the U. S. Internal Revenue Service, any tax advice contained in this communication (including any attachments) is not intended to be used, and cannot be used, for purposes of (i) avoiding penalties imposed under the U. S. Internal Revenue Code or (ii) promoting, marketing or recommending to another person any tax-related matter. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. Robins Kaplan LLP http://www.robinskaplan.com ____________________________________________________
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