Depends on the election. Some elections have real consequences. Others are just mildly interesting to gauge where public opinion is at. US elections fall very firmly in the latter category. “You can change the party, but not the policies.” That being said, even in the US, elections can be a good opportunity for an independent socialist party to agitate and educate the masses. But socialists have to make sure that the effort they put in to mobilize the working class is not wasted and all that energy does not simply get recaptured and redirected back into the corporate uniparty. The point is not the election itself, it’s the organizing opportunities that arise as a result.
Depends on the election. Some elections have real consequences. Others are just mildly interesting to gauge where public opinion is at. US elections fall very firmly in the latter category. “You can change the party, but not the policies.” That being said, even in the US, elections can be a good opportunity for an independent socialist party to agitate and educate the masses. But socialists have to make sure that the effort they put in to mobilize the working class is not wasted and all that energy does not simply get recaptured and redirected back into the corporate uniparty. The point is not the election itself, it’s the organizing opportunities that arise as a result.