Commonism: the manifesto of a new social order

What we have witnessed in Eastern Europe during the last two years was, in effect, a Second Fall of Con stantinople. But, Communism did not crumble under the onslaught of Capitalism. It succumbed to its own contradictions. State Capitalism, which owed its name to Lenin and substance to Stalin, has proved inadequate. Lenin had realized this within five years of Communist rule, but Stalin erased Lenin's New Econimic Policy from the Marxist agenda.

The solution to the problems of socialism does not lie in capitalism. The latter has already demonstrated its bankruptcy. Its tallest institution, the multi-national corporation, can no more foster the spirit of free enter prise than state capitalism. Both are oligopolles, in which the worker has no chance of profit.

The answer to the problems of social ism lies in taking Marx to his logical conclusion, that is, giving to the workers, from top to bottom, their Judicious share in the surplus value created by them in each enterprise.

All economic activity results from interaction of three forces capital, labour and the state apparatus. An economic system in which these forces are in equilibrium has best chance of success. In an ideal enterprise, these three forces should be equal partners. This is the central theme of Com monism.

These ideas are derived from the thoughts of the three great men who have influenced the lives of the people everywhere over last one hundred years. These three men were:- Abra ham Lincoln, Vladimir Ilyich Lenin and Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi. The salvation of mankind today is possible only through the politics of Lincoln, the economics of Lenin and the moral philosophy of Gandhi.