Socialism is possible in America
It is possible for the working class
and the oppressed to remove the capitalists
from power and construct a society
of true justice and peace, a society that works
in the interest of the vast majority
Maybe we're too cynical, decadent
and detached for revolution.
We do not need capitalism
Forty-seven million people in America
do not have health insurance
Infant mortality, poverty and hunger are
on the rise as corporations make record profits
ExxonMobil is making $10 billion
in profit every three months
Socialism is possible in the United States. It is possible for the working class and the oppressed to remove the capitalists from power and construct a society of true justice and peace, a society that works in the interest of the vast majority.
The capitalists, the owners of wealth, industry and the banks, make up a tiny minority of the world’s population. We greatly outnumber them. We are the vast majority, and revolution is in our interests.
What we need is socialism, a system based on workers’ control of society, of workers’ ownership of the economy. It is a system based on collective and rational planning for people’s needs. It is a system based on equality for all.
What worker, especially the tens of millions of low-waged workers like janitors, dishwashers and hospital attendants, would not want to have the right to a job, a real living wage, food, proper clothing, health care, housing, education and much more?
What worker would not want to collectively own the products of her or his labor if given the chance?
If workers had an opportunity to seize power in a moment of isolation, crisis and weakness for the big capitalists, and they felt confident in their success, a huge number of workers would fight to end their oppression.
A socialist society would give us the tools to successfully wage a war on racism, sexism and homophobia.
It would give us more power to fight disease, save the environment, and save lives during natural disasters. We would get rid of the police and the prisons and so much more.
We do not need capitalism. Forty-seven million people in the United States do not have health insurance.
Infant mortality, poverty and hunger are on the rise as corporations make record profits. ExxonMobil is making $10 billion in profit every three months.
The United States produces nearly $15 trillion of goods and services every year. We have the wealth and technology to eliminate poverty and hunger. Instead, 75 million people are living in poverty.
According to an article published in the New York Times this month, in the South 17 out of every 1,000 African-American babies dies during birth.
Contrary to the proclamations of U.S. imperialists, it is not socialism, revolution and worker’s power that is outmoded and in the dustbin of history. It is the capitalist who has outlived his usefulness.
It is the capitalist class’s private ownership of the banks, energy companies, medical industry, food production, and housing that is holding humanity back.
The U.S. multi-national working class—those of us who sell our labor power to the bosses—we do not need the capitalists. We already make everything, distribute everything.
We have our hands on the machinery of society. We create a huge surplus of value with our combined labor.
We are an immense force poised to take the reins of history into our own hands. All we lack right now is the opportunity, consciousness and organization.
The U.S. working class has tremendous revolutionary potential.
We reject the notion that workers here in the United States—especially the most oppressed workers—cannot grasp their importance or fulfill their potential. We know that we can.
Workers started fighting and organizing against exploitation and oppression from the very beginning of capitalism. People have always found the means to fight against their oppressors.
The idea of socialism and the formulation of revolutionary socialism arose over time through the direct struggle against the capitalist system and its institutions.
Revolutionary change is possible
The history of all social systems has been the history of class struggle, and ultimately, of revolutions.
The fundamental foundations and institutions of society have undergone periodic and earth shattering revolutions. Capitalist revolutions from 1642 to 1848 swept aside the feudal age of kings and priests all over Europe.
The 1917 Russian Revolution overthrew the tsar (the king), the landowners, and the capitalists.
It embarked on a course of socialist construction that altered the entire world relationship of power.
The Russian Revolution and its example sparked revolutionary struggles all over the world.
All these revolutions came during crises of the existing social system. Another crisis will come in the United States.
The capitalist system of greed, exploitation and suffering for workers is unstable and irrational. The U.S. working class has a monumental role to play.
The worldwide socialist revolution has gone through many victories and defeats. There are many battles ahead. Ultimately, we will win. John Beacham @ PSL