The
wages workers receive represent wealth that they have themselves
produced; the profits that the capitalist pockets represent wealth
that the wage workers produced, and that the capitalist, that the
capitalist steals from them. Labour alone produces all wealth. Wages
are that part of labor’s own product that the workingman is allowed
to keep. Profits are the present and running theft perpetrated by the
capitalist upon the workingman from day to day, from week to week,
from month to month, from year to year. Capital is the accumulated
past theft of the capitalist, corner-stoned upon his “original
accumulation.” The capitalist class in general, may perform some
“work,” they do perform some “work,” but that “work” is
not of a sort that directly or indirectly aids production. It is not
the capitalist who supports the worker, but the worker supports the
capitalist.
The
Socialist Party vision is one of the co-operative commonwealth or the
industrial democracy. The future society comes only at the desire and
with the consent of the workers, for it is evidently the only class
able to safeguard humanity by means of a new society. The Socialist
Party is revolutionary in aim because it will be out for the
abolition of the wages system, and for securing to the workers the
full fruits of their labour, thereby seeking to change the system of
society from capitalist to socialist. It is revolutionary in method,
because it will refuse to enter into any agreement with the masters
or its State backing. The curse of capitalism consists in this —
that a handful of capitalists can compel workers to work in such
manner and for such wage as will please the capitalists. Reformism
serves the ruling class because it fights to protect the foundation
of capitalism, the “right” of the capitalist to exploit the
labour power of the working class. Whoever tries to reconcile the
exploited to their condition, objectively serves the interests of the
exploiter. If you do not put forward a clear class perspective on all
struggles and do not warn people that these issues cannot be resolved
under the present capitalist system, then you have adopted reformist
politics: i.e. the capitalist system is basically okay but in need of
serious reform and new management. Programmes of “public”
ownership is not socialism. Socialism, however, leads the struggle of
the working class not only for better terms for the sale of labour
power, but for the abolition of the social system that compels the
propertyless to sell themselves to the rich.
The
slogans "an injury to one is an injury to all" and
"workingmen of all countries—unite," means something when
said by the Socialist Party. The mutual economic interests, the daily
association, the common experiences of the social conflict, must
surely develop that solidarity
without
which workers may struggle in vain. Worldwide in the scope of its
activities, socialism points to a new civilisation where the forces
of production and distribution will be adjusted and
co-ordinated—where those who labour will enjoy—where childhood
will be free—where adulthood will be secure—where mankind shall
be in harmony with the world about it. The Socialist Party believes
that advances of human society so far in economy, science, technology
and standards of civil life have already created the material
conditions necessary to set up a free society without classes,
exploitation and oppression, i.e.
The
wages workers receive represent wealth that they have themselves
produced; the profits that the capitalist pockets represent wealth
that the wage workers produced, and that the capitalist, that the
capitalist steals from them. Labor alone produces all wealth. Wages
are that part of labor’s own product that the workingman is allowed
to keep. Profits are the present and running theft perpetrated by the
capitalist upon the workingman from day to day, from week to week,
from month to month, from year to year. Capital is the accumulated
past stealings of the capitalist, cornerstoned upon his “original
accumulation.” The capitalist class in general, may perform some
“work,” they do perform some “work,” but that “work” is
not of a sort that directly or indirectly aids production. It is not
the capitalist who supports the worker, but the worker supports the
capitalist.
The
Socialist Party vision is one of the co-operative commonwealth or the
industrial democracy. The future society comes only at the desire and
with the consent of the workers, for it is evidently the only class
able to safeguard humanity by means of a new society. The Socialist
Party is revolutionary in aim because it will be out for the
abolition of the wages system, and for securing to the workers the
full fruits of their labour, thereby seeking to change the system of
society from capitalist to socialist. It is revolutionary in method,
because it will refuse to enter into any agreement with the masters
or its State backing. The curse of capitalism consists in this —
that a handful of capitalists can compel workers to work in such
manner and for such wage as will please the capitalists. Reformism
serves the ruling class because it fights to protect the foundation
of capitalism, the “right” of the capitalist to exploit the
labour power of the working class. Whoever tries to reconcile the
exploited to their condition, objectively serves the interests of the
exploiter. If you do not put forward a clear class perspective on all
struggles and do not warn people that these issues cannot be resolved
under the present capitalist system, then you have adopted reformist
politics: i.e. the capitalist system is basically okay but in need of
serious reform and new management. Programmes of “public”
ownership is not socialism. Socialism, however, leads the struggle of
the working class not only for better terms for the sale of labour
power, but for the abolition of the social system that compels the
propertyless to sell themselves to the rich.
The
slogans "an injury to one is an injury to all" and
"workers of all countries—unite," means something when
said by the Socialist Party. The mutual economic interests, the daily
association, the common experiences of the social conflict, must
surely develop that solidarity
without
which workers may struggle in vain. Worldwide in the scope of its
activities, socialism points to a new civilisation where the forces
of production and distribution will be adjusted and
co-ordinated—where those who labour will enjoy—where childhood
will be free—where adulthood will be secure—where mankind shall
be in harmony with the world about it. The Socialist Party believes
that advances of human society so far in economy, science, technology
and standards of civil life have already created the material
conditions necessary to set up a free society without classes,
exploitation and oppression, i.e. a world socialist community.
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