[Marxism] Exaggerating Chinese economic power

[Marvin Gandall]

I'm shocked! Apologies to Artesian!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "noah tucker" <csoc21 at btinternet.com>
To: "Marv Gandall" <marvgandall at videotron.ca>
Sent: Friday, August 01, 2008 6:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Marxism] Exaggerating Chinese economic power


> After S. Artesian said that s/he would reply to me 'off-list', "Marvin
> Gandall" <marvgandall at videotron.ca> complained:
>
> "Aww, too bad. I was looking forward to Artesian's reply to the issues
> Tucker raised. Reminds me when I was a negotiator, and the employer guy,
> looking a bit discomfited, would come over to me and ask whether we could
> discuss his response "privately" out of earshot of the teams. Naturally,
> we'd refuse since we didn't do secret meetings."
>
> Well, as a former trade union negotiator myself, and though this and other
> experiences having acquired some ability to assess moral character, I can
> assure you that S. Artesian's reasons for wishing to continue the debate
> 'in camera' were honest ones which bear no comparison to the nefarious
> tactics of capitalist employers!
>