The Socialist Party USA advocates democratic socialism, personal equality, and pacifism. It supports common ownership of the means of production and resources, and decentralized control of the national economy. The party advocates for full equality regardless of gender, race, or sexual orientation, and condemns war and militarism. The party won only a fraction of a percentage point in the recent presidential election.
The term socialist party can be associated with a number of political parties around the world that espouse socialism as a fundamental philosophy. In the United States, the Socialist Party USA is a small political party that advocates democratic socialism, personal equality, and pacifism. It does not support capitalism, communist rule or totalitarianism. The party headquarters is in New York City with regional offices in many states.
Socialist parties in individual nations around the world are largely independent of each other and support a variety of political and social views regarding each nation’s internal affairs and international relations. In almost all cases, the parties support socialism as the preferred way of organizing a nation’s economy. Socialism refers to common ownership of the means of production and common control of resources. Many socialist parties also support centralized planning and control of the national economy.
In the United States, the Socialist Party supports common property tenants but does not support centralized control. The party, according to its website, “strives to establish a radical democracy that puts people’s lives under its control.” Radical democratic socialism in this context means majority rule at the community level wherever possible.
Dealing with the economy, this party advocates the production of goods and the provision of services based on needs and usages, instead of making a profit. Employment is a right for those who wish to be employed according to the party. Business decisions regarding production and productivity must be made at the community level by those affected by the decisions.
Socially, this party advocates full equality of all people regardless of gender, race or sexual orientation. The party recognizes the value of artistic endeavors and supports them. Personal privacy is also recognized as a right.
International relations under the Socialist Party are founded on non-alignment and non-militarism. Both war and war preparedness are condemned as part of the party platform. The party views militarism and the military-industrial complex as a drain on a nation’s resources.
The party adopted the name Socialist Party USA in 1973 at the end of a decade-long process of America’s largest Socialist Party factionalizing, largely disagreeing over US involvement in Vietnam. In the recent presidential election, the party won just a fraction of a percentage point of the popular vote for its candidates. The organization publishes a magazine called The Socialist.
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