[Marxism] The criticism of religion [was: RE:Vnzla:reasonstobeoptimistic]

[Louis Proyect]

Haines Brown wrote:
>  
> Given all this, I can only wonder if this list does indeed represent a
> particular ideological line within the Marxist framework. I doubt that
> there's an explicit official line here, but would like to know if
> there's an implicit line based on an outlook shared by those who
> founded the list or who most consistently participate in it.

There is no "line" as such, but from my experience on the list going 
back to its formation in 1998, there have been only a handful of people 
who view work within the DP as a tactic. Yourself, Charles Brown, Marvin 
Gandall--that's about it. And we are talking about over a thousand 
subscribers. Julio Huato used to post here about supporting the DP, but 
he unsubbed--I think to a degree out of frustration. I don't think it is 
a bad idea to have these debates from time to time, but I tend to keep 
them on a short leash--and all other deeply contested debates for that 
matter. Nothing annoys subscribers more than threads that go on forever, 
with arguments on both sides being repeated ad nauseum. I like to keep 
things brisk and invigorating here.