# should workers participate in electoral politics?

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: [[electoralism]]


## Should

-   If a worker’s party controls the state said party can act in the interest of the [[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