I’ve never claimed to be an

I've never claimed to be an expert on every aspect of Marxian economics (or any other Marxist topic) but i do have a rudimentary comprehension of the basics – sufficient to make me class-conscious and that is adequate for any worker striving for socialism. I have never taken the Speakers Test. And i don't possess a PhD or even a Desmond TutuAnd anyway I made a comparative statement.

In the context of this thread, i think we need to use our most informed members with the clearest grasp of economics to engage someone of Steve Keen's calibre. I have no wish to embarrass the Party by revealing the gaps in my own knowledge of how banking works.On the broader issue, for complex parts of the socialist and Marxist case, it is the Party's task to explain them as simply as we can for both members and non-members. When a visitor arrives on the forum with genuine curiosity and questions, we indeed begin with the ABCs and make our posts an educational experience.