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The ultimate aim of the Labor Party has not changed from what they call democratic socialism and they will try and achieve it what ever it takes.

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/what-do-they-stand-for-time-for-labor-to-rewrite-purpose/story-fnbcok0h-1227003410284

The party’s driving mission since 1921, according to its constit*ution, has been to implement democratic socialism. This foolish statement was adopted in the shadow of the Russian Revolution and after the split in the party following World War I, as the party was radicalised. The socialist objective defines the party’s central purpose as “the democratic socialisation of production, distribution and exchange, to the extent necessary to eliminate exploit*ation … in these fields”.

NSW Labor, traditionally the party’s most moderate and pragmatic branch, opposed the decis*ion by the federal conference to impose the objective. But it was dir*ected nationally that this was to be the party’s purpose, even though no Labor government has sought to follow it to the letter.

Recognising that it was an alba*tross, changes were made in the 1950s to make the objective applicable “only to the extent necessary” and to iterate that the party believed in “democratic” socialism. An extensive 1981 review made no change to the core statement.

Momentum is building within the party for a rewrite of Labor’s guiding philosophy at the national conference scheduled for July next year, in Melbourne. It cannot recommit to socialism.

This offers the party the chance to develop a clear statement of values to guide future policy development and its approach to governing. The party should free itself of the clunky, doctrinaire, utterly unworkable language that shackles it to the past.

The objective, always impractical, fails to accept that economic mobility and opportunity is created by a dynamic, efficient and productive economy energised by competitive capital, labour and product markets.

Gough Whitlam, Hawke, Paul Keating and Kevin Rudd argue that the objective should be abolished. However, several federal Labor shadow ministers aligned to the Left faction, such as Stephen Jones and Doug Cameron, have lined up against Shorten to defend socialism. So has Labor’s national president Jenny McAllister.

<blockquote data-quote="noco" data-source="post: 834498" data-attributes="member: 6866">The ultimate aim of the Labor Party has not changed from what they call democratic socialism and they will try and achieve it what ever it takes. <a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/what-do-they-stand-for-time-for-labor-to-rewrite-purpose/story-fnbcok0h-1227003410284" target="_blank">http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/what-do-they-stand-for-time-for-labor-to-rewrite-purpose/story-fnbcok0h-1227003410284</a>The party’s driving mission since 1921, according to its constit*ution, has been to implement democratic socialism. This foolish statement was adopted in the shadow of the Russian Revolution and after the split in the party following World War I, as the party was radicalised. The socialist objective defines the party’s central purpose as “the democratic socialisation of production, distribution and exchange, to the extent necessary to eliminate exploit*ation … in these fields”.NSW Labor, traditionally the party’s most moderate and pragmatic branch, opposed the decis*ion by the federal conference to impose the objective. But it was dir*ected nationally that this was to be the party’s purpose, even though no Labor government has sought to follow it to the letter.Recognising that it was an alba*tross, changes were made in the 1950s to make the objective applicable “only to the extent necessary” and to iterate that the party believed in “democratic” socialism. An extensive 1981 review made no change to the core statement.Momentum is building within the party for a rewrite of Labor’s guiding philosophy at the national conference scheduled for July next year, in Melbourne. It cannot recommit to socialism.This offers the party the chance to develop a clear statement of values to guide future policy development and its approach to governing. The party should free itself of the clunky, doctrinaire, utterly unworkable language that shackles it to the past.The objective, always impractical, fails to accept that economic mobility and opportunity is created by a dynamic, efficient and productive economy energised by competitive capital, labour and product markets.Gough Whitlam, Hawke, Paul Keating and Kevin Rudd argue that the objective should be abolished. However, several federal Labor shadow ministers aligned to the Left faction, such as Stephen Jones and Doug Cameron, have lined up against Shorten to defend socialism. So has Labor’s national president Jenny McAllister.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="noco, post: 834498, member: 6866"] The ultimate aim of the Labor Party has not changed from what they call democratic socialism and they will try and achieve it what ever it takes. [url]http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/what-do-they-stand-for-time-for-labor-to-rewrite-purpose/story-fnbcok0h-1227003410284[/url] The party’s driving mission since 1921, according to its constit*ution, has been to implement democratic socialism. This foolish statement was adopted in the shadow of the Russian Revolution and after the split in the party following World War I, as the party was radicalised. The socialist objective defines the party’s central purpose as “the democratic socialisation of production, distribution and exchange, to the extent necessary to eliminate exploit*ation … in these fields”. NSW Labor, traditionally the party’s most moderate and pragmatic branch, opposed the decis*ion by the federal conference to impose the objective. But it was dir*ected nationally that this was to be the party’s purpose, even though no Labor government has sought to follow it to the letter. Recognising that it was an alba*tross, changes were made in the 1950s to make the objective applicable “only to the extent necessary” and to iterate that the party believed in “democratic” socialism. An extensive 1981 review made no change to the core statement. Momentum is building within the party for a rewrite of Labor’s guiding philosophy at the national conference scheduled for July next year, in Melbourne. It cannot recommit to socialism. This offers the party the chance to develop a clear statement of values to guide future policy development and its approach to governing. The party should free itself of the clunky, doctrinaire, utterly unworkable language that shackles it to the past. The objective, always impractical, fails to accept that economic mobility and opportunity is created by a dynamic, efficient and productive economy energised by competitive capital, labour and product markets. Gough Whitlam, Hawke, Paul Keating and Kevin Rudd argue that the objective should be abolished. However, several federal Labor shadow ministers aligned to the Left faction, such as Stephen Jones and Doug Cameron, have lined up against Shorten to defend socialism. So has Labor’s national president Jenny McAllister. [/QUOTE]

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