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    13 hours ago

    Wait why is a working class party necessary in current capitalist systems when what we want is to overthrow the current governments and instate a socialist ones?

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      The party is necessary to actually overthrow the government. Voting for said party helps show that the present system is rigged, and helps get the word out about their platform. See Lady Izdihar’s diagram on the Leninist theory of revolution:

      In short, PSL is a revolutionary party that engages in electoralism not for belief in winning, but as a part of revolutionary strategy.