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Socialism in America
"Who and where"
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Socialism in America is alive, well, and growing. Aided
by such influential Congressmen as John Conyers, Ranking
Member of the House Judicial Committee, David Bonior,
the pit-bull-dog who successfully whipped Newt, Maxine
Waters, the President's outspoken defender in the
impeachment debates, and nearly 60 other
Representatives, socialism is advancing in America
behind the "Progressive" label. Here are a few excerpts
taken directly from the web page of the
Democratic Socialists of America.
(Italicized
emphasis provided)
"The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is the
largest socialist organization in the United States,
and
the principal U.S.
affiliate of the Socialist International. DSA's members are building progressive movements for
social change while
establishing an openly socialist presence in
American communities and politics.
"At the root of our socialism is a profound
commitment to democracy, as means and end. We
are activists committed not only to extending
political democracy but to
demanding democratic empowerment in the
economy, in gender relations,
and in culture. Democracy is not simply one of
our political values but
our means of restructuring society.
Our vision is of a society in which people have
a real voice in the choices and relationships
that affect the entirety of our lives.
We call this vision democratic socialism
- a vision of a more free, democratic and
humane society.
We are socialists because
we share a vision of a humane
international social order
based both on democratic planning and
market mechanisms to achieve
equitable distribution of resources,
meaningful work, a healthy environment,
sustainable growth, gender and racial
equality, and non-oppressive
relationships."
Here is what "Liberty" looks like to
a socialist:
"A democratic commitment to a vibrant
pluralist life assumes the need for a
democratic, responsive, and
representative government
to regulate the market, protect the
environment, and ensure a basic level of
equality and equity for each citizen.
In the 21st century,
such regulation will increasingly
occur through international,
multilateral action. But
while a democratic state can protect
individuals from domination by
inordinately powerful, undemocratic
transnational corporations, people
develop the social bonds that render
life meaningful only through
cooperative, voluntary relationships.
Promoting such bonds is the
responsibility of socialists and the
government alike.
"The social welfare programs of
government have been for the most
part positive, if partial, responses
to the genuine social needs of the
great majority of Americans. The
dismantling of such programs by
conservative and corporate elites in
the absence of any alternatives will
be disastrous. Abandoning schools,
health care, and housing, for
example, to the control of an
unregulated free market magnifies
the existing harsh realities of
inequality and injustice."
The action agenda posted on the
socialists' web site very
closely parallels Agenda
21, and the
recommendations of the
President's Council on
Sustainable Development. The web
site boasts the creation of the
"Progressive Caucus"
in Congress, as well as the
coalition that is working to
promote the socialist agenda in
Congress.
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Congressional Members of the
Progressive Caucus
Rep Earl Hilliard (AL-07)
Rep Eni Faleomavaega (AS-AL) Rep Ed Pastor (AZ-02) Rep Lynn C Woolsey (CA-06) Rep George Miller (CA-07) Rep Nancy Pelosi (CA-08) Rep Fortney "Pete" Stark (CA-13) Rep Henry A. Waxman (CA-29) Rep Xavier Becerra (CA-30) Rep Julian C. Dixon (CA-32) Rep Esteban Edward Torres (CA-34) Rep Maxine Waters (CA-35) Rep George E. Brown (CA-42) Rep Bob Filner (CA-50) Rep Diane DeGette (CO-01) Rep Eleanor Holmes Norton (DC-AL) Rep Corrine Brown (FL-03) Rep Carrie P. Meek (FL-17) Rep Alcee L. Hastings (FL-23) Rep Cynthia A. McKinney (GA-04) Rep John Lewis (GA-05) Rep Neil Abercrombie (HI-01) Rep Patsy Mink (HI-02) Rep Jesse Jackson (IL-02) Rep Luis Gutierrez (IL-04) Rep Danny Davis (IL-07) Rep Lane Evans (IL-17) Rep Julia Carson (IN-10) Rep John Olver (MA-01) Rep Jim McGovern (MA-03) Rep Barney Frank (MA-04) Rep John Tierney (MA-06) Rep David Bonior (MI-10) Rep Lynn N. Rivers (MI-13) Rep John Conyers (MI-14) Rep Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02) Rep Melvin L. Watt (NC-12) Rep Donald Payne (NJ-10) Rep Jerrold Nadler (NY-08) Rep Major Owens (NY-11) Rep Nydia M. Velazquez (NY-12) Rep Charles Rangel (NY-15) Rep Maurice Hinchey (NY-26) Rep John LaFalce (NY-29) Rep Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) Rep Dennis Kucinich (OH-10) Rep Louis Stokes (OH-11) Rep Sherrod Brown (OH-13) Rep Elizabeth Furse (OR-01) Rep Peter A. DeFazio (OR-04) Rep Chaka Fattah (PA-02) Rep William Coyne (PA-14) Rep Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo (PR-AL) Rep Robert C. Scott (VA-03) Rep Bernard Sanders (VT-AL) Rep James A. McDermott (WA-07) |
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