WAS IT SOCIALISM THAT DIED ? Socialism has never been tried.
When it is tried it must be established globally. World socialism can only be brought about democratically. These three points are vital to any kind of an understanding of what socialism means. The idea that socialism has been tried in countries sometimes referred to as socialist must be rejected. Look at the definition of socialism below and ask yourself if this in any way describes the state capitalist, police states of modern China and Cuba or the old regimes in Russia and eastern Europe, or the past and present "social-democratic" governments in many countries. Socialism could not exist just in one country. National socialism equals non-socialism. The capitalist system is global and so must the system which will replace it. People cannot be led into socialism. Socialism will not be established by good leaders or battling armies, but by thinking men, women and children. There can be no socialism without socialists. So what does Socialism mean then? Socialism means a global system of social organization based on: Common Ownership: All the productive wealth of the world will belong to all the people of the world. No more transnational corporations or small businesses and therefore nobody will own the world. It will be possessed by all of its inhabitants. Democratic Control By All: Who will run socialist society? We all will. There will be no more government and governed. People will make decisions freely in their communities, in regions and globally. With the existing means of information technology and mass communication this is all possible. Production For Use: Instead of producing goods and services for sale and profit, the sole reason for production will be to satisfy needs and desires. Free Access: A society in which everyone owns everything, decides everything and only produces anything because it is useful will be one in which all will have free access to what is produced. Money will cease to have any function. People will not work for wages or salaries, but to give what they can and take what they need. http://communities.msn.com/realworldsocialism __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Everything you'll ever need on one web page from News and Sport to Email and Music Charts http://uk.my.yahoo.com
