The Socialist Party - a movement for a new society

The capitalist system is the enemy of men and women, and it is only through socialist revolution and the abolition of the private ownership of the means of production and the building of socialism, that the oppression and exploitation of men and women can disappear. The complete emancipation of workers is only possible in a class-free society – a socialist society. The Socialist Party fights for the class unity. Our goal is a class-free society. The Socialist Party rejects all reformist and opportunist methods of struggle. Socialism requires a working class whose sights go beyond the here and now. Socialism requires the participation of large numbers of workers with a political grasp and sense of purpose. Socialism will be built on the social foundations inherited from capitalism. By abolishing relations based on private ownership, it will enable humanity to pursue the goal to which men and women have always aspired – a harmonious society, free of both classes and the State. This is the task of the Socialist Party. Socialism means a class-free society which means that a privileged minority of the population are not in a position to enjoy the wealth, while the majority live only on their labour to produce it. It means an end of rent, profit, and interest on stocks and bonds, an end of “surplus value,” an end of the exploitation of labour.

The workers can only reach a permanent solution to their problems by the conquest of political power, that they as a class must use their political supremacy to end forever the exploitation of man by man. In other words, we aim at a social system which would be entirely class-free, one in which the means of production, and the wealth produced, would be the common heritage of the whole people, instead of, as at present, the private property of the rich minority.

To our fellow-workers reared under this oppressive capitalist system the socialist aim seems so enormous that they cannot fully grasp it. and considers it unattainable and therefore Utopian. The workers will learn to fight implacably for the socialist goal only when they realise that, in the struggle for existence, reforms cannot free them, and that they must use more effective means. When we speak at meetings, when we speak with our colleagues, when we go from house to house leafleting , when we write in the periodicals, we will tell our suffering fellow-workers where the capitalist class are always trying to throw the burden of their crises on working men and women. It is easy to make this clear to the workers. When capitalist production does not bring sufficient profit, the capitalist uses every means to guard himself against loss. He throws the workers pitilessly out into the street. He raises the cost of living. He beats down salaries, and for this purpose he creates lock outs, mobilises strike-breakers and organises campaigns to destroy workers’ resistance in order to intimidate the workers. The capitalist seeks to increase or decrease the hours of work or introduce new technology to improve the efficiency of labour, in case wages remain the same. Protection for the workers is made impossible. Affordable decent housing is neglected. Hospitals are closed. Invalids, pensioners, and cripples are abandoned. In order to carry this out more easily the capitalist buys the media and employs journalists and commentators to influence the workers’ opinion in a manner favourable to the employers’ own interests. The capitalist strives to demoralise and to dishearten the workers’ organisations, especially the trade unions, with a subtle system of swindle and lies. Those who are working are incited against the unemployed and vice versa. The trust of the working people in the truth of socialism will not be strengthened through continual nagging of the workers about their troubles but rather through our armour-plated argument against capitalism. Socialism means that we will run our economy in institutions that work for society, not for the profit of rich owners. Basically, socialism means no rich and no poor, common prosperity for all.

The principal task of the Socialist Party is to try to restore the credibility of socialism in the consciousness of millions of men and women. A coherent vision of socialism means priority must be given to solidarity and cooperation. The practice of socialists must be totally consistent with their principles. Our basic position is the complete overthrow of the exploiting class. Our aim is the class-free society of world socialism so that all humanity will be emancipated. The Socialist Party does not cultivate a constituency: we make no appeal for votes. We do not fashion a policy to fit ignorance and prejudice. The movement for a new society must be one of understanding and participation.

OUR WAR IS A WAR OF IDEAS, A BATTLE OF WORDS