[R-G] A note I sent to Marxmail

[Néstor Gorojovsky]

Dear comrades, someone has suggested on Marxmail that the members of
that list should begin to draft a clear document on the current
crisis, for general distribution among the people of the US of
America.

I believe that this is a very good idea. It would mean a step ahead in
the meaning of these lists.

I suggest that members of the Rad-Green and A mailing lists can
collaborate with them. Same may run, probably, with Pen-Lers.

I honestly believe, from outside the Great Monster, that you have all
been put by history in a particularly important place: that of helping
history in its doing, not just commenting history led by others.

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: Néstor Gorojovsky <nmgoro at gmail.com>
Date: 30-sep-2008 9:50
Subject: Re: [Marxism] The Current Crisis: A Socialist Perspective
To: Activists and scholars in Marxist tradition <marxism at lists.econ.utah.edu>


«Hic Rhodos, hic salta», comrades!

 Jay's suggestion and Greg's endorsement seem to be more than enough to
 begin to throw to the list a preliminary text and to work on it.

 This list has been existing for long and fruitful years, and it has
 been very useful in analyzing, commenting and disseminating
 information among people with a strong socialist compromise, mostly US
 residents.

 Circumstances have put it in a completely new situation. As from what
 I see from my distant vintage point, Marxmail can become a small but
 meaningful beacon. I agree with Jay and Greg.

 From what I have been observing here, and even with the occassional
 storms of sparks that appear here and there, the Marxmail list seems
 to be one of the very few places where US American socialists of
 different traditions can more or less accomodate to each other and, in
 a general climate not as much of tolerance as of urgency, have been
 able not to go to each other's throat at every minute attempt at
 dissention.

 This has been, of course, the result of Louis Proyect management. Not
 always of my liking, as it is reasonable in these issues, but if one
 judges by the result, congrats are in order.

 Perhaps this is the moment to pose a question: «Will US American
 comrades on the list be up to what the situation expects from them?»

 I honestly and earnestly hope the answer will be a YES.

 US American Marxmailers ARE in a condition to render a great service
 to the ideas they profess.

 Maybe you are in a position to make history, not just comment it, comrades.

 2008/9/30, Greg McDonald <sabocat59 at mac.com>:

> Jay wrote:
 >
 >  <What we badly need in the present conjuncture is a good short cogent
 >  agitational leaflet that could be widely handed out explaining why this
 >  is a crisis of capitalism -- not just a case of "greed" or the failure
 >  of government regulatory mechanisms or some such -- and pointing the way
 >  forward to a 21st century socialist kind of political economy. Has
 >  anybody got such a leaflet already in hand? If not, maybe this Marxism
 >  List could work -- through some sort of Wiki process? -- in
 >  developing one.>
 >
 >  I second the motion. Who would like to be on the committee?
 >
 >  Greg McD
 >

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Néstor Gorojovsky
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