The Lord of the Flies by yac0b on deviantart
while i was researching further, information concerning the case of troy anthony davis,, i came across a web site for an in print news paper by the name of the socialist worker.. i was quite impressed that this paper was not only covering troy’s scheduled execution,, and the stay of execution as it was ordered,, but that they had been following the case,, and reporting on it faithfully as news became available.. as i continued reading i noticed that they have also been following the cases of others,, who like troy have been wrongly imprisoned,, and are seeking the justice that is supposed to be our ‘birthright’ according to the constitution….
due to the fact that i could find no other national news paper that had followed the case with such ferver,, i was interested in finding out just who these socialists are.. now given the fact that i do not know the basic differences between a democrat and a republican, even in theory,, it should come as no surprise that i am completely unclear on what it means to consider ones self a socialist…
what i found was that socialists claim to believe that socialism is a new social and economic order in which workers and consumers control production and community residents control their neighborhoods, homes, and schools. The production of society is used for the benefit of all humanity, not for the private profit of a few. and i have to admit,, that to me,, that statement as it stands on its own,, sounded quite reasonable….
however,, as i read further,, it became evident that the socialist party also believes that only way such a regime could ever come into power,, is by way of a revolution to over throw the current government… i have to admit that stopped me in my tracks.. oh no.. huh uh.. i am not now,, nor have i ever been,, all about a revolution..
i for one have always been leary of anything that even smells like man has had his hands on it… (read: religion, politics) i guess i equate any form of “governing authority” with the ‘lord of the flies’ mentality that i truly believe men who seek power embrace,, and that in itself has always succeeded in sending me running in the opposite direction…
however this morning,, as i sit here and i think about all the shit that is going on right this moment, the war.. the bailout.. the plunging of the dow.. the failing economy.. the mortgage fiasco,, just to name a few of the events currently garnering front page positions in the news… i can not help but wonder if perhaps a revolution is the only way we will ever regain any form of control over our own way of life…
it is evident that elected officials have no real say.. it is apparent that as individuals we can do little more than bitch, moan, and complain as we blame it on the elected officials.. meanwhile,, it is becoming increasingly manifest that a purely capitalist society, when taken to the extreme, (and we as americans seem to know no other way) will chew up and spit out the working class in order to keep the ruling class afloat……
in conclusion,, i guess am asking you to share with me,, if you will,, your thoughts on the matter… should we be talking about a revolution???? is over throw the way to go?? or do we just continue to tread water,, hoping beyond hope that some elected official will come along,, and single handedly save us all???
i, for one,, honestly do not know….
