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.

  • PM_ME_VINTAGE_30S [he/him]@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
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    3 days ago

    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.

    • onoira [they/them]@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      2 days ago

      Also the sight of a so-called “socialist” or “radical” government managing capitalism, imposing cuts, breaking strikes and generally attacking its supporters will damage the credibility of any form of socialism and discredit all socialist and radical ideas in the eyes of the population. If the experience of the Labour Government in Britain during the 1970s and New Labour after 1997 are anything to go by, it may result in the rise of the far-right who will capitalise on this disillusionment.

      • see also: the Italian general election of 1921, and the weak liberalism it brought, which led to the Fascist March in 1922, which led to Mussolini.
      • see also: most governments in Europe right now.