Capitalism
has nothing to offer but the uncertainty of tomorrow, the prospect of
poverty and unemployment, environmental disasters and war. The
struggle between class interests dominates social life in all
capitalist countries. Society is divided into two camps, where the
working class and the capitalist class stand against one another. The
struggle between these two classes is the most important
contradiction in capitalist society. The working class is the only
revolutionary class under capitalism. It is the historical task of
the working class to put an end to capitalist exploitation and
oppression. The most dangerous supporters of capitalism, are the
various “worker’s parties” and “socialists” that pretend to
be anti-capitalists. Reformism will always try to paralyse the
workers’ struggle and lead it astray and towards reconciliation
with the class enemy. It is the ideological support of the ruling
class. The answer to the exploitation of the workers of the world is
not reform, but revolution. Another world is necessary – revolution
and socialism is the solution. Capitalism cannot be reformed into a
socially wholesome system. It must be replaced. The choice is between
the workers of the world destroying capitalism, and the capitalists
destroying the world. Only a politically conscious and organised
working class will be able to wrestle power from the ruling class.
Socialism
is the power of the working class. Socialism knows no unemployment or
economic crises. Planned economy secures social and sensible use of
the resources. Production will be planned on the basis of what serves
society, not what yields the most profit. The producers themselves,
the workers, will decide what to produce and how – not “the
market”. A class-free society is the goal where classes and the
state have ceased to exist, and people have attained full and
unlimited freedom upon the principle “From each according to
ability, to each according to needs.” Socialism means the end to
class struggle. If we fail to educate, to organise and to prepare the
working class for a clear understanding of, and for the attainment of
revolutionary socialism, instead victories on the way, they will be
turned into defeats. The setback for socialism resulting from the
false solutions of labourism and bolshevism, has given capitalism a
breathing space. The “Left” has nothing else to offer other
than a reformed yet unattainable“considerate and compassionate”
capitalism. The Left is unable to mobilise the working class in
defence of its interests so instead the Left once more looks towards
the capitalist Labour Party as an alternative to the Tories. Let’s
not be misled by surface appearances - the nature of the Labour Party
has not changed. Our critics accuse us of being against ameliorative
measures. Not at all, we reply but it devolves upon them to
demonstrate that these measures are ameliorative to the working
class. If they can demonstrate that these immediate demands are
something of value which benefit workers and will be justify with
the sidetracking of the socialist movement, diverting the energy that
must be exerted in order to push forward to socialism. That this can
be demonstrated we deny. The majority of reforms bring just a slight
measure of relief, while they would take their attention from the
things for which we stand which would bring real relief. Let us
stand as the representatives of the clearest-cut opposition to
capitalism the world has ever seen; let us stand in the forefront of
the revolutionary movement of the world; let us send out from here a
platform that will represent revolutionary socialism, that will not
misrepresent us, and that will in itself make a more powerful
propaganda argument, and actually a more powerful bid for votes
The
capitalist system is entangled in more antagonistic contradictions
than ever. The working class continue to resist the capitalist world
order. Capitalism lives on borrowed time. But while it lingers and
staggers on it threatens entire mankind. Capitalism remains the enemy
of humanity, it cannot be reformed and the only solution is to build
a new social system. Within living memory there have been historic
clashes of interest between the ruled and the rulers. Where there’s
oppression there is resistance. We all can add to the tradition of
revolt, rebellion and revolution. We urge all lovers of freedom to
rally round the red banner of socialism which will usher in a new
civilisation based upon the welfare of all. The Socialist Party today
goes out to the world not only for the purpose of bidding for votes,
but for the purpose of crystallising and organising a
non-revolutionary into a revolutionary working class, in order that
they may achieve their freedom. We should stand clear-cut and square
on the fact that between us and capitalism there is no common ground;
that between us there is but an abyss into which any who seeks to
bridge it will only fall into absolute oblivion.
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