Working Class Never Rules
Groups are collections of people who share a common religion / political party / nation / race / ethnicity/ community etc. In the modern world, we find these various groups fight one another demanding equality, of rights and power. This is taken to be the way of democracy. This is happening in India between political parties, religions, nations, communities and business corporations.
But the struggle between groups for equal rights for their group members is not democracy. Competition between groups are a competition between the rulers (the leaders or the power-holders of the groups). The people who are the ordinary members of the groups are made to work and fight for the interests of the group - that actually are the interests of those who lead or rule these groups - and this is true whatever be the nature of the group - whether it is a political party, religion, nation, community or a corporation.
On the other hand, class is based on the role played by people in society. Class does not stick to a person when he leaves his economic environment. Just as a student who is part of a class ceases to belong to that class when he leaves it, a person who belongs to the working class or the employee class or the poor class ceases to belong to the class when he ceases to be a worker, employee or acquires wealth sufficient to make him no longer dependent on wages or salary given to him by his employer.
The division between the ruling and the employee classes - the conflict of interests between them is what paves the way for democracy and social justice.
There is actually no conflict of interest between 'groups' except that created by the competitive environment in which groups flourish. The leaders of all groups have the same interest - that is, to increase their power and wealth. The common interest of all groups - is shared among the leader class or the ruling class of all groups is against the interests of the employee class. This is what is happening in Indian politics. The various political parties practice a game of musical chairs so that they can rule permanently.
To achieve democracy, social dominance should give way to cooperation. For this, there should be collective effort of the employee class to collective gain access to the earth's resources. This leads to a state of cooperative anarchism where ownership and decisions are made collectively by the workers. The oppressive ruling class assimilates into the common pool of working people.
Social injustice and poverty will continue so long as politics is a competition between groups - that is between parties, religions, nations, communities and corporations. There is should be engagement and arbitration between the working class and the ruling class. And it is important to remember that the working class never rules. Working class organizes anarchically (ruler-less way) to generate needs and distribute them among themselves.
But the struggle between groups for equal rights for their group members is not democracy. Competition between groups are a competition between the rulers (the leaders or the power-holders of the groups). The people who are the ordinary members of the groups are made to work and fight for the interests of the group - that actually are the interests of those who lead or rule these groups - and this is true whatever be the nature of the group - whether it is a political party, religion, nation, community or a corporation.
On the other hand, class is based on the role played by people in society. Class does not stick to a person when he leaves his economic environment. Just as a student who is part of a class ceases to belong to that class when he leaves it, a person who belongs to the working class or the employee class or the poor class ceases to belong to the class when he ceases to be a worker, employee or acquires wealth sufficient to make him no longer dependent on wages or salary given to him by his employer.
The division between the ruling and the employee classes - the conflict of interests between them is what paves the way for democracy and social justice.
There is actually no conflict of interest between 'groups' except that created by the competitive environment in which groups flourish. The leaders of all groups have the same interest - that is, to increase their power and wealth. The common interest of all groups - is shared among the leader class or the ruling class of all groups is against the interests of the employee class. This is what is happening in Indian politics. The various political parties practice a game of musical chairs so that they can rule permanently.
To achieve democracy, social dominance should give way to cooperation. For this, there should be collective effort of the employee class to collective gain access to the earth's resources. This leads to a state of cooperative anarchism where ownership and decisions are made collectively by the workers. The oppressive ruling class assimilates into the common pool of working people.
Social injustice and poverty will continue so long as politics is a competition between groups - that is between parties, religions, nations, communities and corporations. There is should be engagement and arbitration between the working class and the ruling class. And it is important to remember that the working class never rules. Working class organizes anarchically (ruler-less way) to generate needs and distribute them among themselves.
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