The ideology of capitalism; Liberalism and Socialism personalities
2. RÊBER APO – From the book “To insist on socialism is to insist on humanity”
“(…) it is necessary that the socialist model be developed more. This model is the model of human development. In my opinion, you can check everything with this model. You can check the population increase. We can use it to convince the society. Capitalism does not build society, it misleads society, it uses and wastes it. But socialism is not like that. It believes in it and does everything of its own free will. This is a great danger. (…) A strange, wasteful and consumerist society has been developed. Everyone wants to eat more and waste even more. They are already almost consumer monsters. In the future, all will become consumption monsters, a world without consumption will no longer exist and they will eat each other. Correct, however, with the model of scientific socialism, nature is not destroyed, nor is society reckless.”
A housing plan can be made. The economy can be balanced. Socialism today means the fight against the destruction of nature, the enslavement of society by the media and many diseases. But surely the concept of 19th century socialism is not enough. They were always tough and said, “Against classes, against exploitation, national liberation.” This is also a little NEEDED, but in reality what is emerging and being developed is democratic socialism. Against the destruction of the environment and the brutality of consumption, the development of the struggle is taken seriously. This can be a new program of socialism. Such a program will be the clearest expression of socialism and the salvation of humanity itself.
In this sense, socialism is the only future of humanity. In the past, this was called socialization (or sociality). We now call it socialism. Animalism (behaving like an animal) begins when socialization (sociality) ceases. Under the conditions of capitalism the most dangerous monsters grow up. Therefore, socialist struggle is the main way of liberation in this phase of capitalist-imperialist era. There is no condition that does not occur! If this rampant animalism is not stopped, humanity will end.
In this sense I say: TO BECOME SOCIALISt IS TO BECOME HUMAN!
Certainly, the collapse of structural socialism has not reduced the problems of capitalism or does not mean its success, as is claimed. On the contrary, it is confronted with even more problems that have depressed it and from which it cannot get out. It can be said that in the present period no way has been paved, the present capitalism shows signs of decay. The most well-meaning commentator may say that history is at a standstill.
Some may say that; “The endless triumph of capitalism.” However, all reasons indicate that it must be accepted as a never-ending approaching catastrophe. The truth is this: It has put humanity on an unprecedented consumption cycle. It is proceeding at such a runaway pace that it cannot sustain itself and it is not clear where it will end. This is the basis of fear and pessimism. In general, all the oppressive classes and exploiters, especially the most greedy and merciless classes that actually change their clothes, that rely on the capitalist system of bourgoisie, are in a situation in our time that is not necessary at all, but has become so much the scourge of society.
For the October Revolution, it can be said that this revolution was born early. That is why it went through severe illnesses and paved the way for a form of socialism that could not save itself from collapse. We can say the same for the revolutions that have taken place in the most ancient periods of history. In every major uprising or revolution, the class that defines the most leftist and radical tendency of the revolutionary government becomes the class that works the most under the lowest and most difficult conditions.
Slaves, servents and workers are changed by some conditions, the working classes have changed their color. We know that the ruling classes have also changed their colors until today. What capitalism-imperialism has succeeded in doing is to pretend, to put them in a situation where they cannot fight, and for this it wages a psychological, ideological and cultural war that is highly institutionalized.
They also use and expand the technical development in the field of press and broadcasting very well. They keep the society under such a information bombardment that it cannot take care of itself and govern itself that way. (…) If nowadays we cannot speak of classes with clear and well-defined boundaries, this is one of the main reasons.
Yes indeed, the very phenomenon of labor and the class that draws its source from it is certainly the same, even if its content and form has changed. But in general, it needs a good definition for the dominant exploitative class, which keeps changing its color and, in a sense, generalizing. Definitions of the old class like slaveholders, landowners, factory owners are not enough.
Definitions like middle class, petty bourgeoisie, bourgeoisie etc., are also insufficient. If we want to understand socialism well, it is necessary to deal with the definitions of class differences and everyday reality and to act like that. (…). The false methods of pressure have given way to the ideological and deceptive ones and have deepened the mess.
The so-called empire of social media, the media and broadcasting monopolies manage the society more dangerously than the most powerful rulers. The place of technology in production has evolved somewhat. Instead of the previous manual labor – although it still depends on this basis – they have put production in the hands of the managers of the new technology, making manual labor ineffective. In other words, the aspects of labor that rely on the hands and arms of the working person have been greatly weakened.
You can even say, with the revolution of science and technology developed by the current monopolies, they tell people; “You are too much and unnecessary.” High unemployment has been created, partly due to this feature of capitalism. The few that remain is the bourgeoisie who declare society unnecessary.
What is really unnecessary is the current capitalism itself. But unfortunately, because of their dominance, their managements and their influential tools, they tell society; “You are unnecessary” and get elected. (…) Humanity is cut down both in the spiritual and physical sense. The basic concerns of human life are destroyed, aesthetics are destroyed, the lines of religion and philosophy are destroyed.
A situation where humanity has become blind, alien, a group of people become a real danger like snakes. The system that establishes this is global capitalism. They need a new ideology and a basic idea. Socialism, which stood against it with conviction, has not lived sufficiently.
(…) Yes, this is indeed the real field to discuss and explore. To protect the current capitalism means to accept the death for the humanity, to destroy its future, in a situation as brutal as not stable, that puts it in a bad condemnation. The brutality of current social consumption makes it easy to make such a definition.
IF HUMANITY IS TO SURVIVE, THIS CURRENT SITUATION IS UNACCEPTABLE.
In all fundamental revolutions, every movement that the working class leads and supports, some of them have socialist content or have prepared for socialism. (…) It can be seen: as far as the history of mankind is concerned, the struggle of socialism and communism is also a reality. Many wrong approaches, for example, evaluation errors, made their movement a dominant movement in a short time, a successful movement on a global scale. Some of them appeared in the form of evaluations of the last prophet, the last religion, and the last word.
As social development progresses, the statement of each important stage of truth is passed on according to the new developments. Let it be the last word, it remains the old saying. But this does not mean that the words that have been said have no meaning or importance. After all, according to its time, Islam has replaced bourgeois liberalism and socialism and advanced important developments. They have left important legacies to history. In this sense, it has certainly not been empty. Social progress and freedom are partly due to these struggles.
Not to mention the struggle for socialism, the name of the most fundamental development in this matter. All developments are based on work, production and creativity, and above all they have progressed towards humanity in the light of this ideology. We can say that in our time we are experiencing a broad wave and crisis. Capitalism claims to be a universal and worldwide system.
They had this claim before. As a result of the shortcomings of the implemented socialism itself and its destruction gave the opportunity to become even stronger in this claim. However, as said, the opposite of this claim is also possible. The ever more serious crisis brings out more and more the necessity of socialism. To be without socialism is to be without air.
(…) The solution lies again in the social reality, its socialist aspect. But what kind of socialism?
Whether theoretical or structural, socialism must be strengthened. As much as it is necessary to take into account and overcome the shortcomings in its history, it is also necessary to evaluate the complex and comprehensive crisis that we are experiencing in our time and to force its strength to solve it. (…)”
Rêber APO (1993)
To be Continued…
