China, Cuba, the former Soviet Union and the nations of the Eastern Bloc have nothing to do with socialism. They are all state capitalist regimes which oppress and exploit working people. The working class is the vast majority of humanity and is the key to the fight for socialism. Although workers create all of society s wealth, they currently have no control over its production and distribution. A socialist society can be built only when workers collectively seize control of that wealth and democratically plan its production and distribution according to human need instead of profit.
Socialism means the end of class divisions, social inequality and the insatiable drive for profits.
Under socialism we can devote all of our energies and all of our resources to making the world a safe and healthy place for everyone.