Following the recent Democratic primary where Democratic Socialist Zohran Mamdani won it has lead me to asking a major question, should we endorse Democratic Socialists?
First I want to make this absolutely clear, I do not support electoralism and quite frankly I dont think its possible to reform capitalism out of existence.
The goal of supporting of Democratic Socialists is to promote those who would weaken capitalism but more importantly they wake people up to the class war. I hope that with Democratic Socialists gaining popularity it will create the material conditions that promote revolutionary thought.
However I fully understand if many people will strongly disagree as promoting any candidate gives legitimacy to a system of tyranny (to a certain degree). Thats why im asking all of you, I will be reading every comment here and carefully considering all of them.
The goal of supporting of Democratic Socialists is to promote those who would weaken capitalism but more importantly they wake people up to the class war. I hope that with Democratic Socialists gaining popularity it will create the material conditions that promote revolutionary thought.
IMO, Section J.2.7 of An Anarchist FAQ makes a pretty compelling argument against endorsing any politician as an anarchist.
For any Mamdani supporters scrolling my history: my non-endorsement of Mr. Mamdani for Mayor of New York is a principled objection to electioneering. Mr. Mamdani seems like a good socialist and incredibly decent man, and I wish him success in his activism even if we disagree on the necessity of the State.
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