👍 Join us! We have a whole world to change. George Galloway shared his thoughts ahead of SOVINTERN's public discussion on the elections on September 13 Boycotting elections is a sterile path which shows only weakness ⭐️ Are you a socialist and disagree? This, by the way, is the thinking of a man elected seven times to the British Parliament and whom today the entire bourgeois elite from 10 Downing Street is trying to silence. He has no illusions about whether socialism can be built through participation in elections. «Elections are a necessary but not sufficient part of politics. They provide exceptional agitational opportunities they guide us on what works and doesn’t- theory without practice is barren and practice without theory is blind. They discipline us - not to get too far ahead of the masses», — says George, addressing all like-minded people. However, from his point of view, elections are a test of strength for oneself and for one's ties with the masses, an opportunity to educate and bring one's leaders into the agenda. «Even if the results cheat us, we know how well or badly we have done. Even if it is rigged against us. The masses know it too.... And for cadre building and leadership development they are an excellent opportunity». 🤬 You will encounter resistance. You will be feared and attempts will be made to stop you. But if you genuinely defend the interests of the working class and are ready to bear responsibility before your comrades, elections are one of the best opportunities to prove it. You will not change the system with them, but rhetorically and practically you will show people who is one of their own and who is a stranger. «Reforms can be won regressions can be blunted or even halted. Above all new paths can be offered and road-tested. If we don’t win we get points for trying. We get members and activists. And we may win next time. We have nine elected representatives. More than any socialist party has ever had. NONE of our “rivals” has even a single one.», — recounts Comrade Galloway, using the example of the successes of the Workers Party of Britain, a SOVINTERN comrade party. 📢 Finally, the most important thing. If you stay silent and do not declare your views, as Marx himself urged, you simply do not exist. Someone else will take your place, and then you will have to either join the battle or trail behind. «Independent socialist participation in elections is our responsibility and obligation. If we don’t stand others will. If you are not following the right line you are following the wrong line.», — concludes George Galloway. ❓ Not convincing enough? Join the broadcast of the discussion «Either we do politics, or politics does us» and take part in the main pre-election event in Russia on the socialist flank. 🎞 LIVE ON YOUTUBE ⭐️ LIVE ON SOVINTERN WEBSITE The journey of a thousand miles begins with the first step! #SOVINTERN_network #Moscow_network_hub ⭐️ Moscow Network Hub of SOVINTERN