[Marxism] Banishment

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Bonnie,
 I haven't weighed in much on this issue. I've been banned from this 
site twice I think. I'm back. I hope Walter is back as well. Even Louis 
wants Walter back (at some point).

Is it "undemocratic"? How so? This isn't set up as a "democratic" 
anything. It's Louis' salon. In other words, it in his living room. If 
you act obnoxiously, you will be asked to leave, it's that simple.

My understanding of Walter's missive is not his position, simply "I 
support Obama" (which he never stated), there were others here who 
openly stated they voted for him, in fact. I don't believe that was the 
issue. The issue was how Walter handled critics of Obama, as if they 
were attacking his actual deity, Fidel Castro. That any criticism OF 
Obama was some how the "typical 'perfectionist' sectarianism" and THAT 
is who I interpret Walter's "support" for Obama. Like a few others, I 
don''t think THAT kind of expression of support for Obama has *any 
place* on a list calling itself Marxist. But then, it's no one's call 
but Lous'.

Secondly, there were others defending Obama on this list that did so in 
a very enlightening, and non-sectarian manner, such was the person 
"Waistline2". As supportive of Obama as Walter, but not in the childish 
and sectarian way Walter did. In fact, Waistline2 elicited a serious 
discussion. We need MORE of that and LESS of Walter's immature antics in 
support of ruler of the Imperialist World.

Latly, ALL of Walter's translations, news-from-Cuba and althings 
Fidelista can be had from his very informative web site 
http://www.walterlippmann.com/ or his newsite at: 
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CubaNews/messages  I highly recommend both 
these sites. This site, however, I think is more for discussion and not 
the latest write-news in Cuba's diplomatic missions abroad...

David