I Have a Dream! A Socialist Revolution in America

by max blunt
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.....LINK