THE SPIRIT OF SOCIALISM

The Spirit of Socialism
In pursuit of the truth – www.cinopsbegone.com – Saturday, January 2, 2010

What was true about 100 years ago is true today! – Ref. David Goldstein, Autobiog. of a Campaigner for Christ - Editorial in the “Boston Journal” May 25, 1903
Socialist’s Severe Arraignment of Socialism “Yet, we are free to say that we have never read a severer arraignment of socialism that advanced by this man (David Goldstein) who has come from the inside to the outside.”

1.) “Letter of Resignation to Mass. State Committee Socialist Party, Hon. James F. Carey, Chairman, Mr. S.E. Putney, Boston, May 23, 1903

After a lapse of eight years of active work upon the soap-box, on the lecture platform, in debate and in the press, in behalf of what I had understood to be the principles of socialism; After 8 years of work as an organizer and candidate of socialist parties; after 8 years of study of the alleged scientific basis of socialism, namely Karl Marx’ “Capital,” now, when I feel competent to expound its doctrinal points, I have come to the point where I desire to terminate my connection with socialist movement.

I am convinced that it is not a bona-fide political and economic effort, that it would gain political power to the end of dissolving the social – religious – civic – economic and family relationship which now exists – which have cost man countless ages in upbuilding.

Careful study of the underlying causes of discord and disruption which are of constant recurrence, not only within the socialist parties of the U.S. but also in every country in which socialism has taken up its propaganda, leads me to the conviction that the attitude of negation to all that is fundamental in human affairs – the denial of God – the opposition to the state – the disruption of monogamic marriage – does not nor can ever lead to a coherent political party with constructive programme…

I am convinced that socialism, as organized internationally, stands for the entire breakdown of the individual standards of moral responsibility; that the socialist philosophy of “economic determinism” stands for the substitution of religious principles by social standards of ethics set up upon the basis of mere physical satisfaction…

Socialism according to the authorities which I have cited (Karl Marx and Frederick Engels…) stands for the dissolution of civil law – for the dissolution of political action – in short, for the abolition of the state. These socialist authorities declare they “have no respect for the present marriage system,” they stand for the abolition of marriage. The children?...

I have for months been engaged in collecting material for a book which, with the help of Almighty God, I will in the near future give to the public which will prove to the candid mind (if facts count of anything) that a vote cast for socialism is a vote cast for the destruction of those institutions which promote and sustain civilization, namely, the Church, the State and the Monogamic family..
Respectfully, David Goldstein, Boston

2,) Comment letter by Samuel Gompers, President, “American Federation of Labor”, Washington, D.C. May 21, 1904 - to Mr. David Goldstein, Boston, Massachusetts,
“I beg to say that I have read with keenest interest your book on “Socialism, The Nation of Fatherless Children,” and have no hesitancy in saying that the book is not only timely, but an excellent contribution to the literature on labor question and the labor movement.”

As it occurred in Russia: 1.) Civic Tyranny, the dictatorship of the proletariat: 2.) Political Tyranny, permitting only one political party to exist – the Communist Party: 3.) Press Tyranny in monopolistic control of printing presses, … 4.) Speech Tyranny: Free speech is free only for those persons who line up with the powers that be… 5.) Educational Tyranny: considered necessary in the making of the socialist mass-mind… etc.

George H. Kubeck, Socialism is not an American IDEA. DOWN WITH SOCIALISM!