Revolutionary Socialists

• Why revolution?

  Believe it can transform a backwards state into a modern society.
• The state under R.S.

  Centralised state organising production and distribution.

  Complete state control of the economy.
• Humanity

  Has been deformed by capitalism.

  Abolition will help restore common humanity.
• Interventionism


  Believe in an interventionist state, directing the economy and society as capitalism promotes competition which drives selfishness.
• Worth

  Self worth comes from contributing to society.
• Absolute equality

  Allow equal life rewards.

  Reward based off contribution.

  Achieved through abolition of private ownership and introduction of state control of production. E.g, USSR.
• Class


  Class based on economic division.

  Decided by relation to production.

  State will dissolve after workers rights consolidated.
• Democracy

  Rejects democracy to enable socialism.

  Early 19th century, industrialisation brought poverty and exploitation.

  Working class had little say in politics.

  Capitalism constructed by the ruling class to oppress working class.

  Workers never see fruit of labour, given only subsistence.

  State an instrument of oppression and power.
• Marxist Blueprint (1847)


  Abolish private property.

  Progressive tax.

  Abolish inherited wealth.

  State run industry.

  Abolish town and country.