Survival Is Our Goal

 

The Real Green Party

Capitalism is a system through which a small minority class exploits the majority to further enrich itself from the profits that come from exploitation. The problems arising from it are the destruction of the environment, endless wars, unemployment, hunger for hundreds of millions, State repression, racism, the housing crisis, lack of health care. There is no basic solution because the cause of these problems is the capitalist system itself. There is no solution as long as capitalism survives. When we deal with the problems rooted in capitalism we are not dealing with the evil intent of individuals. We are dealing with the evils of a social and economic system. Capitalism is propelled by its inherent inner laws. The capitalist class is both the product and the perpetuator of the system that rests on these laws. They will continue as long as capitalism continues. Capitalism thrives on the private control of society’s wealth and production. The rich have one basic goal in life: to make more and more profits. This is an irrational and unjust system. But life does not have to be this way. We can improve our lives and society by eliminating exploitation by the small minority of parasites. We can replace capitalism with a rational and humane system – socialism. Socialism is a social system where social wealth is genuinely controlled by society and for the benefit of society; where the common good, not profits, becomes the chief concern. Gone will be the days of competition. The political conviction of the Socialist Party is that our fellow-workers will prove capable of overthrowing capitalism and organising the foundations of a worldwide socialist society of peace, security and human solidarity.  Our own proud goal is a free socialist world. No one country can make its way out of the catastrophic crisis of capitalism by itself alone. 

Under the red banner the World Socialist Parties will emancipate themselves from capitalism and create the socialist society of peace, freedom and plenty for all mankind.

But what about human nature? Aren’t we hard-wired to be greedy and selfish? Aren’t we naturally lazy? Altruism, empathy and cooperation are also aspects of human nature, and for humanity to survive for so longer it has been these traits which have prevailed. Capitalism encourages competition and individualism because that is what makes capitalism thrive so those appear to be the only aspects of human nature. The Socialist Party often hear the comment that "Socialism is a good idea but it’s not practical." But today it’s becoming more apparent than ever that it is the present system — capitalism — that is impractical and unworkable. Small reforms and reformist parties will not change the condition of working people. Reformers seek only to make capitalism work more effectively. They see themselves as mediators in the class struggle. They collaborate with the capitalists.

Alongside the old horrors of poverty and war, we now possess a new one – climate change. These evils have a single cause in the capitalist system, an organisation of production in a system based on rival businesses, each motivated by the drive to compete for profit. We in the Socialist Party are up against the harsh fact of life that a majority of our fellow-workers require to be convinced that socialism does in fact represent a better system for the people and that it is not a pipe-dream. The withering away of the State is a realistic if very rough projection for the future state of human society. Working people need to throw the capitalist parties out of office. The entire apparatus of government, set up to defend the interests of the capitalists, must be replaced. Reorganised on a socialist basis, the world can be free of racism, sexism, poverty, economic insecurity and exploitation. When the vast resources available to us are used to serve the needs of all instead of the profits of the few, and when we are all part of a world socialist commonwealth, then the way will be opened for unparalleled growth in culture, freedom and the development of every individual. Such a society is worth striving for.

We in the Socialist Party stand for a socialist society: where ownership and control of the means of production are taken out of the hands of the tiny minority of capitalists, and placed in the hands of the majority. Workers are continually forced to fight to defend their interests. Through these struggles, they will come to see the need for socialism, to replace capitalism. Workers and oppressed people in all countries need to stand together against the worldwide system of oppression and exploitation that is capitalism. Our aim is to build a mass revolutionary party on a global scale, to replace capitalism with world socialism.