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In todays society there are three main branches in the struggle against capitalism and class differences:

Libertarian socialists - syndicalists and anarchists - recognize that socialism can never be created through centralized decisionmaking, no matter if they are in the form of union officials' decrees or bureaucrats' laws. Socialism can only be attained from the bottom up, as a result of the peoples own initiatives. The complete change of this society - a revolution - will eradicate both capitalism and the state. During the dismantling of all of this societies hierarchies - and during the building of an alternative society - syndicalist unoins are an essential tool.

Authoritarian revolutionists, believe that a complete societal change can not occur without a guiding elite who take over the state apparatus. Even if they succed, they will become dependent upon the state, as well as its police and military, in an attempt to retain control. They believe that the state will slowly fade away on its own and be replaced by a utopian society. Historic examples of these ideas are frightening and reveal how power corrupts absolutly. Authoritarian revolutionists are represented in Sweden by a variety of different communist parties.

Authoritarian reformists are represented in Sweden by the social democrats and their unions. They want to change society, step for step, slowly and carefully, in such a way that the "goal of socialism" appears more and more remote. The reformists have also built organisations, which are controled from the top-down, and want to take over the state. In spite of the fact that they have had state power on several occassions they have not been able to dismantel the basic unjustices in society.

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The driving craft in the capitalistic economy is the largest possible profit for those few who control the economic resources. The majority of people must sell their labour and are then denied both a portion of the profit and the right to decide over their labour situation by the capitalists. A continuing struggle is being carried on between waged labourers and capitalists concerning the redistributiuon of profits earned by the means of production. Class cooperation can lead to limited improvments but carry the cost of a stregthened capitalism. The power over the economy is concentrated into fewer and fewer hands. Multi-national companies gain larger and larger influence over independent country's industry and economy.

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In all aspects of society, people are oppressed by reasons of sex or sexuality. Both men and women are affected, but it is quite clear that women are bear a heavier burden and are more harshly affected. We must raise our counsciousness concerning sexism and homophobia in order to struggle against the destructive sex rolls which oppress us and make us oppress others. A large portion of society is built upon sexist oppression, partly because of traditions and partly because the upper class and the capitalistic system benifit from it. Womens' labour is considered as of lesser worth and results in lower salaries than that of men; often no salary at all. The myths concerning womens inferiority and the "natural differences" between men and women are kept alive and streghtened by the powers-that-be.

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Nearly everyone today, supports the above statement, but very few actually live up to it. Prejudices lead us to judge strangers in advance and treat them in an unjust manner. That is why these prejudices must be fought. Today, there are very few who dare to openly defend racism, but differences in cultural background and ethnic origin are, in racisms place, used as a motivation towards intolerance. SUF dissociates themselves from all of these attempts to differentiate between "good" and "bad" people. It is clear that the ruling class benifits if people with different origin or skin colour fight between themselves as this prevents us from struggling together. That is why the powers-that-be will never solve this problem for us. We must come to terms with these problems ourselves and in our day to day life in order to meet and fight everything from nazism to ignorant intolerance.

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Economic expanison has, in the past, been seen as the single most important goal. It is today quite clear that uncontrolled expansion is in stark contrast with our environment, our solidarity with poorer countries and our responsibility to future generations. Capitalism uses technology in order to increase profits and exploit natural resources: soil, water and air are polluted and rich farming lands are destroyed. Natural resources are denied to poorer countries as well as to future generations. The present environmental and natural resource crises are directly related to the current economic system. Capitalistic expansion methods have even lead to the waste of natural resources in countries which have labeled themselves as "socialist". Capitalism has enabled economic expansion for the rich in the world but does not allow for a just division of resources. Capitalism creates an overabundance of goods in the industrialized world while large sections of humanity do not have enough food to eat.

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An unavoidable element of all parliamentary politics is that representatives can act without their constituencys' approval. The power plays of representatives increase in connection with the fact that voters become more passive and the differences between them increase. In contrary to party politics, SUF proposes that questions should be solved by cooperation between those who are affected; directly, so long as it is possible, and by representatives only if it is necessary. Important decisions which affect peoples standards of living are decided upon outside of parliamentary institutions. These decisions are based upon factors that are decided by big business and serve their needs. It is therefore necessary that the struggle for another economic system take place, foremost, within industry. Here, as well as in society as a whole, it is the peoples own iniative that will be decisive. Experience has shown that the public control of the means of production does not automatically bring about public autonomy. An actual democracy includes self-management - the taking over by the workers of the means of productuion - and the right to self-determination at all levels in matters which they are affected by. This goal does not mean that todays syndikalists can ignore the exisiting freedoms and democratic rights.

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Federalism means that every group decides its own matters at the same time as all groups cooperate in mutual matters. Federalism is built upon the idea that all groups work towards common decisions and work to visualize them. Federalism replaces the notion of nations and binds local groups together into international units. Collective decisions must be respected by all. However, such decisions must have a clear base of support with those who are affected. This is by no means the case in the blatant power weilding of parliament, goverment, authorities or centralized organizations.

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The decision making procedure should be a direct relation as long as possible. Ordinary meeting techniques and representative procedures should be used in larger contexts. A representatives powers should be limited to subjects which have been previously discussed. A centralized perspective upon leadership has lead to, in the most extreme cases, personality cults with catastrophic results. Leadership can be problematic, even on a smaller scale, as those who are lead tend not to take responsibility. In such a situation, leaders tend to become more professionalized and thereby loose contact with the people they represent. Syndicalists believe that everyone must be given the opportunity, and even encouraged, to take responsibility for themselves as well as their entire group. The best method to attain this is to let representative positions rotate amongst the groups members. However, a certain amount of continuity should be retained between decisions.

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In the capitalist system, workers are forced to sell their labour as if it were a product on the workforce marketplace.Those who purchase this labour own the right to decide over it. By this process labour is changed into a necessary evil, the hard way to earn a living. More free-time and a higher salary are welcomed but they can never replace that which is lacking in the actual work. Libertarian socialism wants to replace the real worth of work as a portion of a meaningful existence.That is why it is necessary to divide work and decision making according to the principle of solidarity. Products and production methods must be changed to meet the needs of humans and the ecology. Technology should therefore be put into the publics service as a means to eradicate monotonous work as well as dangerous and environmentally harmful methods of production. We all have a responsibility to, in solidarity, participate in work and we have the right to our portion of the results of production - To each and everyone according to their abilities, to each and everyone according to their needs.

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Instead of fighting our sisters and brothers in other countries, we must struggle against all authoritary institutions and oppressors who maintain their positions of power with military help. In the struggle for a free and just world, situations can occur in which one is forced to defend themselves with violence. In this struggle, pacifists, as well as those who can contemplate the use of violence in defence, must show each other mutual respect. SUF takes a stance of solidarity towards repressed peoples in their struggle against exploitation and oppression, even when the situation forces them to take up arms. Damage to inanimate objects is not comparable to violence against people; sabotage can be an effective weapon of struggle in certain situations.

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SUF recognizes that changes in society shall only be made possible by the peoples own activities at both their workplaces and in their communities. Such direct action means to "act without representation", which is the same as actively participating in a struggle in order to, together with others, solve mutual problems instead of passivly letting someone else take responsibility. Direct action can take different forms depending upon the specific situation of struggle but, it always demands organized cooperation in a federalistic manner. An unvoidable function of the state is to administrate the exisiting society. This necessity forces political parties in govermental power to guarantee the states continued existence. This is why SUF refuses to work within party politics. Goverments' and political parties' centralized decision making processes pacify people and rob them of the initiative and responsibility. The state encourages and forces such bureaucratizing methods upon unions and other grass roots movements. Because of this, the syndicalist movement must beware its independence. SUF struggles with all its might for an anti-authoritary societal organization according to the principles of federalism.