Your response is a classic representation of what I was referring to!
You guys just can't help it, can you!
On Thu, 27 Nov 1997, Andrew Wayne Austin wrote:
> On Thu, 27 Nov 1997, Judi Kessler wrote:
>
> > Lately the WSN contributors seem to be filled with nothing but
> > multisyllabic words and a lot of hot air.
>
> On Mon, 10 Nov 1997, Judi Kessler wrote:
>
> > the best way to handle this, I have found, is to automatically delete
> > everything other than that which comes from Chris Chase-Dunn. Easier
> > than getting off the list - and you also get what's worth reading
>
> Is it your role on this channel to just sit back and hurl these sorts of
> condescending posts? If that's the case, you might just want to go back to
> deleting everything that everybody writes (except Chase-Dunn's
> contributions).
>
> You may not realize it, Judy, but racism and rationality are real things
> that have profound effects on real people. They are historical entities
> that have grown out of real historical systems. Discussing where
> rationality and racism comes from, and what effects they have on real
> people, is a relevant--both are very real parts of the development of the
> world system and integral to the globalization process.
>
> Your sniping from the sidelines is the epitome of wasted space.
>
> Andy
>
>
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