liberlict

How's that book coming along?

You sent me one already. My message was one of shock that we weren't friends already

We're not friends yet? Also, give in to the communism!!!!

The essay I was referring to is called 'Calculation in-Natura, from Neurath to Kantorovich'.
He works at the University of Glasgow, his wikipedia page:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Cockshott

The marginal theory does not refute socialism. Scientific research by one revleft member, Cockshott, and others has shown the value of commodities to correspond to over 95% of the labour time embodied in them. And, apparently, with this we can use labour value (as one component) as a means for economic calculation alongside an array of mathematical models (see Cockshott's writings again, which I scarcely comprehend unfortunately). If egalitarianism is “anti-biological” then how do we explain that for >90% of human existence (98.2% iirc) we lived egalitarian in hunter-gatherer bands? Because they were small perhaps, then how do we explain that the MST in Brazil has maintained an egalitarian structure for decades and now has 1,500,000 members. If we reasonably assume that the MST-model of decision-making is applicable to up to 2 million people than of the 248,752 existing towns and cities, a mere 200 cities surpass the applicability of the MST-model for having over 2 million residents.

So, you believe in regulations at all?
And what did you mean about political correctness (this term is too broad and misused. i.e. censoring Mark Twain is ridiculous, but saying "Don't call people that [racial slur] isn't imho)

I love amateur history.

Not a professional one. It's more of a personal project atm. If I never sell a book I won't care. But who knows, maybe I'll get lucky and someone will read it

America.
And thats a good reason to come here.
So your a historian?

I come here for research. I'm planning to write a book on the industrial revolution and understanding the communist perspective is important to that. No trolling intended.

I'm from Australia, you?