Socialists and elections
Sunday, November 17 | 2pm eastern | 11 am pacific
'Parliament is a dungheap. You can stand on it to shout louder but whatever you do don't fall into it' - Vladimir Lenin
How to socialists approach elections? Under capitalism the state exists to maintain class rule and the structures of the system - like elections - are designed to curtail any real change. The struggle for real liberation will happen in the streets, workplaces and communities. Yet the impacts of elections can be significant and widespread and impact the lives of milllions.
Join us for this study session to discuss the role of elections and revolutionary strategy.
Suggested readings:
Socialists, elections and class struggle
A simple breakdown of the basic socialist case for taking elections seriously, but not too seriously
Marxists and Elections
By Paul D'Amato
A more thorough but sometimes mechanical look at the history of Marxist theory on elections
Why vote NDP?
Why we hold our nose and vote NDP - again the central question is how much it matters
Lenin: The State and Revolution
If we want to go into the theory of the state itself - the classic look at the capitalist state
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