Rafiq

I noticed you linked a article on Soviet studies about Islam a while back in response to astonh. Do you know of any good Marxian looks about Islam and Arab society?

Hey Rafiq, you said just recently: "...because of how I demonstrated that Trotskyism is a petite bourgeois ideology".

Would you care to explain this comment or at least point to a post/thread of yours, where you make that argument explicitly?

I'm leaning towards that his positions are a proper understanding of the economic calculation problem, but he may overlook one issue raised which they do not sufficiently address, that of gathering information (rather than just processing it). However... I have tried reading their essay Calculation In-Kind: From Neurath to Kantorovich or something... but my understanding of mathematics is so bad I just gave up when seeing the formulas and whatnot. So I can't actually comment on it -- I'm more or less guessing this based on the little I know.

I've been planning on fully reading Towards a New Socialism, but I keep putting it off. Maybe then I can comment.

Could you please explain your argument when you say that the nationalism of the oppressed nation is anti-scientific ?

I thank you, but I'm afraid recently my posts were anything but interesting and educational. I am caught tirelessly trying to defend myself against obfuscations and deliberate misconstructions. The end result is a mess.

You know? I always read your posts because the way you say things as well as the content of your posts is always interesting and educational.

Hello.

I was hoping you could share your thoughts on Hamas -- what do you think of them, if anything?

Sent you an email btw, in case you didn't know.

Well yes, quite a few of your posts are replies to both deliberate and accidental misinterpretations. I'd appreciate it if you did write, and await your work with anticipation. Feel free to message me about anything. God knows it's awfully boring at the moment and I'd be glad to engage in conversation with a person such as you.