What is humanism?

Humanism is the belief that all humans are, no matter what, basically equal and should be treated as such. This means no rich and no poor. Nothing should separate the people. Humanism is also the belief that governments are only legitimate with the consent of the governed. All people should have equal rights and an equal say in what goes on in their country.

Although we like to think otherwise, humans are imperfect creatures and are made more imperfect by temptations like money and power. In a humanist society, there would be no money, and therefore no wealth. Everyone would be equal. A humanist government would, like our own, have a system of checks and balances, so that no branch of government or individual would become too powerful. Every politician would be instructed by his or her district on how to vote, and they would argue for that point accordingly. There would be no filibuster, each faction of agreeing politicians could only have one person speak once.

There would be no political parties, and so it would not be Democrat versus Republican or Liberal versus Conservative, just one point of view versus another. Districts would vote on their representatives, and the district would also vote to decide how that representative will vote in the end.

Now, you may be wondering--why do we have a picture of Che Guevara on our site?

The answer to that is fairly simply. Humanists are, according to him, at least, his comrades. He once said, “If you tremble indignation at every injustice then you are a comrade of mine.”

By that quote we are Guevara's comrades.

He said, “Let me say, at the risk of seeming ridiculous, that the true revolutionary is guided by great feelings of love.” Love--another core value of humanism. Che worked to overthrow fascist, murdering regimes, such as that of Fulgencio Batista, in Cuba. Ernesto 'Che' Guevara was, in an attempt to overthrow the brutal, murdering regime in Bolivia, captured and executed.