Democratic Party - Functionally a reformist capital Party, functions representatively for the professional-managerial classes. Their capital factions are tied to media, tech fields, and finance. They do NOT oppose capital but rather seek to manage and control capitalism through reforms to stabilize capitalist relation, while accepting capitalism as a reality. They pursue the stabilization of markets and to maintain social legitimacy, this is done through visible reform that does not carry the capacity to functionally change economic relations or abolish class struggle. This strategy of class compromise is accompanied by social "progressivism", focusing on other forms of exploitation and oppression, which are valid to be focused on, but are used to distract from class relations, rather than bring attention to the root problem that causes these issues.

Republican Party - Functionally a large capital party, functions directly representative for large capital owners and the accumulated capital. Their capital factions are tied to fossil fuels, real estate, and military-industrial firms. They openly promote unregulated capitalism and seek to retain current relations, if not to regress the relations to a more deregulated labor market. Their policies more closely align with increasing the rate of surplus value extraction without compromise for the Working class and actively seek to weaken bargaining power of the Workers. Their strategy of deregulation and blunt capitalism seeks to naturalize inequality through narratives of individuality and "merit", essentially framing capitalist success as a moral virtue. They use cultural or nationalist themes to organize the working-class consent without challenging capital; this distracts from the true problems and root causes by enforcing loyalty to the state rather than class.

Both of these main parties exclude anti-capitalist alternatives. This system of two parties has given the choice between two capital-compatible policies yet has not achieved the promised system of democracy that is so worshipped and praised within the United States. These major parties compete for how capitalism is managed, rather than the existence of capitalism itself, limiting consent and choice, where neither represent working class interests but present themselves as such.

Capitalism is defined by the private ownership of the means of production, which divides society into two main classes, the Capitalists and the Workers. This creates an imbalance, as the Capitalists own the means of production and are given near-total free reign to exploit labor and extract profit from the labor of others. Of course, Workers ARE paid wages (in most cases), but their value production exceeds their wages in all examples of capitalism. 

This creates alienation, in which does the worker become separated in 4 main ways. 
1. They do not own the product they produce, therefore alienating the actual product from the producer.
2. They are put into repetitive labor that is strictly controlled by an exploitative upper class. 
3. They are alienated from their species-being, in which they are separated from their creative human potential and become a cog in the machine.
4. They are alienated from their fellow worker, as the cooperation of labor is replaced with competition.

The capitalist system as well creates commodities for exchange rather than for use. Social relations are therefore seen as relations between object commodities (this is when the interaction of people is commodified and turned into a form of social capital). As for the value of commodity, it is presented as inherent to the object rather than the actual labor it takes to produce (Take for example objects with no inherent use but are produced to make profit.) This separates the worker yet further from their labor, as it is no longer their labor that determines the value, but the perceived social value.

This further creates accumulation and inequality, as capitalism requires the Capitalist to constantly accumulate more capital, therefore accumulating more wealth. This causes wealth to accumulate into fewer hands as time goes on (see Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerburg, Jeffery Bezos), and this creates further inequality in the buying power and production acquisition-ability of the worker. This causes smaller producers to be driven out of competition, as monopolies and oligopolies form to dominate markets. This is said as inequality is a natural outcome, not that of human error or accident. 

Capitalism is bound to crisis, as seen every couple years; when there is another stock market crash, another bubble bursting, and the sort. Overproduction is one of the lead causes, where there is more production than demand, causing waste and the reduction of purchasing power for the average worker. This causes a falling rate of profit over time, which further pushes financial speculation bubbles and crashes.

History has been driven by a struggle between exploiters and exploited, as seen with the abolition of feudalism by the Capitalist class. Capitalism is another extension of struggle, this time between the Workers and Capitalists, where we can see the active suppression of consciousness about class relations. This awareness of class relations and the position of the workers develops as the contradictions of capitalism become more apparent. 

Capitalism in a natural extension leads to imperialism, which is a form of capitalism seen in places like Russia, the United States, or China. As monopolies form and dominate markets, they seek to export their capital (assets) rather than their products to the underdeveloped or subjugated lands to open new markets, extract raw materials, and exploit cheap labor. This is most commonly seen in the global south and post-colonial nations. 

Ideology is influenced by capitalism, as the dominant ideas of society are reflective of the interests of the ruling class (as of now Capitalists), in which there are institutions, such as media and forms of education meant to reproduce capitalism. These institutions are absolutely influenced, as seen in the news, where they accept advertiser money, which most certainly will tip their view of capitalism in a more favorable direction. Media and education are also commodified (News Networks, Private schools, and entertainment production networks). 

Capitalism was historically progressive, insofar as advancement beyond feudalism. As this progressiveness became the norm, it became conservative, and reactionary. seeking to maintain itself and reproduce infinitely, capitalism destroys the world, as infinite accumulation is impossible with finite resources. contradictions arise between human nature to socialize and cooperate clash with the monotony of owned labor and private property. These prove capitalism is historically temporary, not a permanent form of existence and reality for the Workers.

Recently South Australia had a state general election, after a few days of counting the result has become clear. The incumbent Labor government has won in a landslide and increased its majority, all while the opposition Liberal party has backslided, losing seats to Labor, Independents and One Nation.

As of right now, the ABC projects the following seats:
Labor - 33
Liberals - 4
One Nation - 1
Independents - 4

5 seats remain in doubt, of those in doubt seats One Nation lead in 3, Liberals in 1, Labor in 1.

The current vote percentages look like this:
Labor - 37.6%
One Nation - 22.3%
Liberals - 19.3%
Greens - 10.2%
Other - 10.6%
Due to One Nation finishing ahead of the Liberals on vote share, there is no 2PP estimate available at this time

One Nation have overtaken the Liberals in vote share, the second time they have done this at any state or federal election since their founding in 1997. The only other time they scored higher than the Liberals was in the 1998 Queensland state election, however, it is important to note the National-Liberal coalition existed there, with the coalition vote being split amongst the 2 parties. The coalition vote in 1998 was still higher than One Nation, the Liberals here are not so fortunate, as while the Nationals do exist in South Australia, they only got 0.1% of the vote and have no formal relationship with the SA Liberals.

For the 1998 Queensland election, One Nation got 22.68% of the vote compared to the Liberals 16.09% and the Nationals 15.17%. This was the first time in Queensland since 1974 that the Liberals got more votes than the Nationals, and while the Nationals would remain the senior coalition partner there with more seats, their vote count would never again be above the Liberals and ultimately they would merge to form the Queensland LNP

A result similar to this has happened in the past, but Queensland One Nation quickly collapsed due to Pauline Hanson being a provably incapable leader, an issue that has plagued the party for 30 years as defections from One Nation are common. Time will only tell if One Nation can keep this momentum, or if like in 1998 they will come crashing down again. As for the South Australian Labor Party, they find themselves in a significant position of strength, as their charismatic and popular leader continues to win the hearts and mins of South Australians.

Socialism is the system upon which essential industries (in some cases all industries) are operated and organized for public benefit rather than private profit. Socialism emphasizes economic and workplace democracy, often through workers councils/cooperatives. This manifests in multiple different ways, ranging from anti-market to limited market systems, operating under different economic logic but maintaining the core principles of democracy and equality. Socialism also focuses on ensuring everyone has access to basic needs (healthcare, education, livable wages, etc...), Private property is not equivalent to personal property, as private property is the owned means of production (factories, Workshops, farms), whereas personal property is that which is not used for profit (Personal belongings, Houses (within reason), and others). 


Socialism is intended and has proven to reduce/eradicate extreme inequality by preventing wealth and capital from consolidating into few hands. Socialism has, but is not limited to, social safety nets and social programs. These make access to basic needs not reliant on income, and therefore, a higher standard of living for all. As proven time and time again, workplace cooperatives are more efficient and effective than privately owned businesses. What is a cooperative? It is the practice of the workers owning where they work collectively. This also expands freedom through not being reliant on employers for healthcare or wages but rather owning your own labor. Profit driven waste is also avoided, as profit drives waste insofar as it profits the business/corporation. This extends democracy into life and work, rather than relegating democracy to simply voting for candidates, though socialism may be achieved through voting, and the equality of ownership reduces/eliminates wealth inequality that undermines democracy as a whole.

A New View of Society and Other Writings


This text goes over the use of communities, labor reform, and education. It is foundational to early Socialism (economic democracy), and is very informative, it is not a Marxist text.

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Six Points on Class - Monthly Review

This text goes over the points of class and how they are mislabeled and misused to suppress opposition. Though this paper was written in an American context, the points widely apply to much of the world. The politics of class have divided into "rich and poor" rather than Worker and Capitalist.

The Face of Imperialism - PDFDrive.com

Imperialism is the ugly face of hidden exploitation; it takes from the disadvantaged and gives to the privileged. This ugly practice is inherent to the exploitation of labor, as the cheaper option is encouraged by the search for endless profit and accumulation.