ravi wrote:
First a disclaimer or caution: I myself maybe a bit of an outsider on this list (not just because I am fairly clueless on economics but also because I do not seem to fit much into the American Left)
And it's probably a good thing.
, so my opinion should neither be construed as applicable to (or based on) the list charter, nor should it be given as much weight as that of more productive members. Now to my disagreement with the above: While some of Shemano's posts *seem* to be cleverly veiled "flamebait" (an old Usenet term, the modern equivalent of which is, I believe "troll"), even in those instances the veil itself poses questions that are legitimate from a layperson POV.
They don't seem like flamebait to me. They're reasonable questions and challenges that are presented politely. If he strikes a sore nerve, maybe we deserve it. Doug
