Yoshie:
Suppose you don't like my opinion about Iran. So what? Even on Iran, I'd think that points of agreement between us -- e.g., no war or sanctions on Iran -- are more important than points of disagreement -- e.g., relative merits and demerits of populist and reformist factions in Iran. If you find my opinion beyond the pale, so would be most Americans'.
Well, this is absolutely right. On all the political issues that we have ever discussed, there are only two that we have had sharp disagreements on: the Brenner thesis and Iran. Unfortunately, over the past 6 months you have become so consumed with Iran that needless antagonism has arisen. I was hoping that your more recent contributions on Aptheker, etc. might have indicated a return to a more varied approach. That is why I invited you back to Marxmail, an invitation that you either apparently felt no compunction to reply to, or simply missed in your busy schedule. -- www.marxmail.org
