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Subject: alt.pol.r-l; another argument
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I want to support creation of a new, unmoderated, left newsgroup
from a different perspective from that of the previous posters
on this topic, who were mainly opposed to the moderated
character of M.A.P. I want to see a group that can be a
supplement to MAP for certain types of discussions, rather than
a replacement for it.

My hope is that an A.P.R-L could be a forum for
theoretical discussions that don't fit in to the focus of M.A.P.
The left seriously needs reevaluation
of our traditional ideological postures, which seem increasingly
outdated and irrelevant these days (note: this is a general critique of our
movement, not an attack on any one tendency). M.A.P. is a difficult forum
for this kind of discussion for two reasons: 1) Most of the posters there
are liberals and/or conspiracy theorists, rather than leftists, and hence have
little interest in this kind of discussion; 2) MAP's newsy focus
("*information* for progressive activists") makes theoretical discussion
seem out of place.

I'm not advocating withdrawal into a leftist ghetto; we need to communicate
with liberals and generally-dissatisfied types, and to disseminate
newsy types of information, and MAP is good for this.