[Marxism] Lula: "Too old to be a leftist",

[Sayan Bhattacharyya]

On 12/15/06, Louis Proyect <lnp3 at panix.com> wrote:
>
> >No need, Louis. I wrote originally that N's party
> >supported neoliberal Menem and I provided two links
> >of the main founde's support for Menem.  This is clear,
> >so clear indeed, that even an intellectual like you
> >would understand.
>
> No, you gave the impression that they supported Menem's government in
> power. Menem held office from 1989 to 1999. I have already forwarded
> Nestor's blistering assessment of Menem in power. You gave the impression
> that Nestor's comrades had the same relationship to Menem's government that
> Pablo had to the FLN in Algeria or something like that.

Louis, the links Carlos provided are from 1990 and 1994 respectively:

Carlos posted:

 Ramos maintains support for Menem
 Letter to Guerberoff, June 4, 1990
 http://www.marxists.org/espanol/ramos/1990s/1990junio04.htm

 "I'm going with Menem…"
 Jorge Abelardo Ramos 1994
 http://www.abelardoramos.com.ar/_doc/doc039.php