Unless if the movements are building organizational power to confront state power then they are useless. American "grass roots movements like AOC’s campaign did less than nothing. It was made a huge ordeal and now look at her, not even voting against genocide. If that is not a scathing indictment of all electoralism in the US then I don’t know what is. The leftmost person you are able to elect is not even against genocide.
I agree, electoralism is not the way to get meaningful leftist change. Unfortunately, the only choices are a Neoliberal or a fascist, so leftists must pick the Neoliberal in elections.
Grassroots movements are the only way to move to the left, and it’s very difficult to do so. Leftists have been battling liberals and fascists for centuries, and slowly building up coalitions.
Unless if the movements are building organizational power to confront state power then they are useless. American "grass roots movements like AOC’s campaign did less than nothing. It was made a huge ordeal and now look at her, not even voting against genocide. If that is not a scathing indictment of all electoralism in the US then I don’t know what is. The leftmost person you are able to elect is not even against genocide.
I agree, electoralism is not the way to get meaningful leftist change. Unfortunately, the only choices are a Neoliberal or a fascist, so leftists must pick the Neoliberal in elections.
Grassroots movements are the only way to move to the left, and it’s very difficult to do so. Leftists have been battling liberals and fascists for centuries, and slowly building up coalitions.