🚨BREAKING – Socialist Presidential candidate Claudia De la Cruz is officially on the ballot in Virginia!
Rather than be forced to choose between the two war-mongering parties of Corporate America, the people of Virginia will have an option to vote for their needs and well-being this November.
Help us continue to build the socialist movement across Virginia and beyond.
True, but how do we manage the harm done in the present. Sure, one day, maybe, we will get to socialism, but until then people suffer today. Should we not look pragmatically at the most effective thing to do now with a mind to future strategy? For example, in the short term better protections for workers does entrench capitalism by helping it limp on for a while longer, but people benefit from that now and restricting companies can create a cultural shift which reduces their ability to impact future elections, say when a vote for a particular socialist idea is being debated. Does that make sense?
It’s true that incremental reforms can provide temporary relief, but they usually just strengthen the very system that oppresses workers in the first place. Capitalism adapts to these reforms, using them to pacify the masses without addressing the root cause of inequality.
Yes, people benefit from protections today, but without a radical shift toward socialism, those benefits are always at risk of being stripped away the moment the system feels threatened. We need a long-term vision for dismantling the capitalist structure, even if it means enduring more struggle in the short term. I think that’s the only way to ensure true, lasting change for workers.