Why hasn’t there been a socialist revolution? The basic problem is the lack of class consciousness of the working class. The capitalist class has two very powerful sets of tools to oppose the spread of class consciousness and action based on it– fraud and force. Force is exercised by the capitalist state to suppress all working class action that goes too far for the capitalists. But their more powerful long term weapon against revolution is fraud–the whole collection of institutions and ideas to fill the minds of the working class with misconceptions of capitalist society, of the workers’ own interests, and of how to change society.
Socialism is a system of society in which the land, the means of production, and distribution are held in common. There is production is for use, as and when required, not for profit, exchange or sale. The organisation of production and distribution is by those who do the work. Each enterprise works for the general welfare and mutual harmony. Socialism is a class-free society in which all shall have leisure and culture, and all shall be secured from want. Socialism is the free use by all of the common products and possessions according to need and desire. In the event of any scarcity, equal rationing of what may be scarce, the common effort being directed to overcoming the scarcity so that rationing may cease.
THE ENEMY IS CAPITALISM; THE GOAL IS SOCIALISM
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