Never forget the class struggle!

The Socialist Party are not the only political party that  appeals in the name of the working class, calling for its support and endeavoring to rally workers into its ranks. Even the pro-capitalist politicians have not lost any of their power of demagogy and still controls all the main avenues of working class influence, propaganda and education.

We live in a world dominated by capitalism, a system which allows a small minority of capitalists to oppress and exploit the great majority of humankind.  It is capitalism that brings about great inequalities in living standards with more poor people now in the world than ever before, starts murderous imperialist wars to steal the resources of less developed countries and causes the growing devastation of our natural environment.  Either we get rid of this outmoded and decrepit system or it will devastate humanity.  The hour is late and urgent action is necessary.

The only way forward is revolutionary struggle to achieve communism, a classless and stateless society on a world scale where people do not oppress and exploit each other and where we live in harmony with our natural environment.  To create a communist world it is necessary to overthrow the rule of capitalism and this can be done only through social revolution. People know that capitalism is no good but few can see a viable alternative and a better type of society.

The two main parties differ in name only. What earthly difference can it make to the millions of workers whether it is the Labour or Tory in office? Socialists hold that the ability of the present ruling class, the capitalists, to maintain their power is due to their using their economic strength to control the government and use it as an instrument of oppression against the rest of society. The political platform of the capitalists has been presented by their parties in as confused and treacherous a manner as possible so the people won’t grasp what they stand for. All the capitalist parties have been pledging that they will do something about unemployment, the rising cost of living and dwindling wages. All these pledges are deceptions – instead of providing solutions the capitalist parties will further aggravate these problems. The capitalist parties are the exploiters and oppressors.

Today there is not a single occupation that may not serve as a source of profit for it is the essence of wage labour that the worker sells not the value created by his own effort, but the ability to create the value for someone else. And he sells it at cost price – the cost of its maintenance and reproduction. All workers are exploited. Wage labour, like any commodity is saleable only in so far as it satisfies a social need – the demands of capital. Productivity in a capitalist economy means only one thing – the growth of capital. Capitalism is not particular what it turns out in the way of merchandise, computers, aircraft, motors or candyfloss. ...the common denominator is profit.

Goals determine methods. The task that lies before us all is to build the confidence, the understanding and the political clarity. We want a good life for ourselves and our families and a bright future for our children. And we don’t want it at the expense of our class brothers and sisters, but for the common benefit of all working people and the advancement of humanity. We can and we will build this good life and bright future, but we must be free to do so, free of the wealthy leeches who bloat themselves on the very blood of the workers.