Love should be the guiding light of the government

A joint meeting of the Executive Board (Framkvæmdastjórn) and the Policy Board (Málefnastjórn) of the Socialist Party of Iceland (Sósíalistaflokkur Íslands) warns against growing cruelty in society and condemns officials who encourage such behavior.In a statement by the SocialistsThe Compassion Economystates, among other things:„There are no examples in human history of societies destroying themselves by excessively supporting the weak, feeding the poor, or rebuilding the fallen. Compassion is a healing force, not a destructive one. However, there are countless examples from history of societies falling due to the greed of the upper class, the aggression of those who have gained control over public resources, and used their power and authority to oppress the public and dismantle the strength that lies in cooperation between people.All of humanity's greatest achievements have been accomplished through cooperation. That is a characteristic of our species. We are social beings, we rise highest when our society is healthiest, most just, and most equal. The best way to build a good society is to build it based on the needs of those who need society the most. The hopes and expectations of the poor, the weak, the excluded, and the oppressed are a guiding light to a good society. The Compassion Economy is built upon the needs of the weak.“The Socialists have proposed that a new social contract be formed now that the social contract of neoliberalism has collapsed. We need to change direction.In a statement by the SocialistsLet's dismantle neoliberalismstates, among other things:

• Against individualism, socialism offers society

• Against individual meritocracy, socialism offers solidarity

• Against competition, socialism offers cooperation.

• Against selfishness and self-worship, socialism offers empathy and mutual aid

We are now emerging from the shameful period of neoliberalism, which claimed that the best way to build a society was to do so based on the demands and interests of the strong, those least dependent on human society. This has proven to be a disastrous guiding principle. By pursuing the interests of those who perceive social considerations as a threat to their freedom of action, we have in fact dismantled society, weakened the institutions built by the socialist labor movement of the last century, and shifted power from the democratic arena, where every person has one vote, to the so-called market, where every króna has one vote. Neoliberalism is fundamentally the public's abdication of power to capital.