The use of the list for the ego gratification, or whatever it may be, of
provoking anger, flames, and subsequent meta-discussions of this provocation
and of list etiquette, with the likelihood of persons dropping from the list,
even of crushing the list, seems something that--only when grossly obvious,
to be sure--is far enough off topic/off subject area, for such posts to be
refused.
Not to name names or call anyone names, but this seems particularly true
when the poster has previously a history of doing this with the sixties list,
of disruption--very serious though temporary--of a major left media
organization, etc.
As for the Black Panthers, I met someone working as a driver, a couple
years ago, in the East Bay who reminisced on his time working in Oakland with
the BP doing aterschool care; there was also that aspect of the Party.
Personally, I remember Bobby Seale's friendliness and frankness when he'd
come to the PFP office when I'd be working there; generalizations about the
Panthers as "criminals" or whatever seem not only rightwing but silly, even
now.
Paula
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