Dear friends, After Louis' last piece of venom that attacked, not only me, but my acquaitances that may (or may not) agree with me, but who have never heard of Louis Proyet, I must withdraw from further discussion on pen-l. I will not unsubscribe, for that would deprive me of the pearls of Doug and Jim and Michael et al., but it appears that in my area of interest, rational discussion is not possible without L P's irrational and incomprehensible attacks. It is unfortunate that a so called socialist hasn't the decency to engage argument and rather resort to ad hominum attack and personal ridicule, even when there is not the slightest material reason for doing so. I would like to continue the stream Slovenia/Yugoslavia with Barkley, Paul, Jim and all those actually interested, but it appears to be impossible on pen-l because of Louis. You are all (except Louis) invited to continue the stream personally off list if I can figure how to do it. Nasvidinje, Paul Phillips, economics, University of Manitoba