#+title: should workers participate in electoral politics?
- related :: [[file:20200707210234-electoralism.org][electoralism]]

* Should
- If a worker's party controls the state said party can act in the interest of
  the [[file:20200716135419-proletariat.org][working class]]
* Should not
- The state is a tool of the bourgeoisie, and should be destroyed
- Electoralism will eventually lead to a betrayal, as career politicians start
  to look after themselves
- To participate in electoral politics is to validate the state