Socialism, Spain, and this comment: "If Al Qaeda is punishing Spain for Iraq, the opposition Socialist Party will benefit because it opposed the war." Mr. Ortega, who is Spanish, added, "In my personal opinion, it's Al Qaeda."
Earlier this evening, I was interested in the type of comment above, and why such a belief would gather any credence....want of POWER, pure and simple.
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Production for Use Instead of Profit
Socialists seek a society in which the production and distribution of goods and services is based on public need instead of private profit. We believe that the use of profitability as the overriding criterion for the production and distribution of goods and services usually leads to decisions which harm the public welfare. This is especially true where irreplaceable natural resources are concerned.
In the 1930s America witnessed the spectacle of farmers plowing under crops because prices were not high enough, while children in nearby cities were starving. Today, we have thousands of construction workers out of jobs while there is an enormous need for new housing. Socialists believe that once we begin moving to introduce democracy into our economic institutions, it will be possible to establish the public good -- instead of private profit -- as the cornerstone of a new national and international economic order.
The Extension of Democracy from Politics to the Economy
Socialists believe that in order for political democracy to work well in a post-industrial society, it must be complemented by economic democracy. Socialists feel that unless at least "the commanding heights of the economy" are socially owned and democratically controlled, those corporations will use their enormous political and economic clout to circumvent and block political democracy. Accordingly, Socialists support such institutions as consumer cooperatives, workers' collectives and worker/consumer participation in the management of governmentally-owned industry, as steps toward a society in which political democracy is reinforced and strengthened by economic democracy. Socialists are also strong supporters of democratic planning in the economy and government.
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