This makes, however, electoral tactics a purely pragmatic matter. Once we don't think of obtaining state power as a mode of transforming the world, they are always a matter of the lesser evil, and the decision of what is the lesser evil has to be made case by case and moment by moment. They depend in part on what is the electoral system. There are many different party and sub-party traditions amongst the world left. Most of these traditions are relics of another era, but many people still vote according to them.
Victory is merely a defensive tactic.
And it tightens the squeeze on the possibilities of the endless accumulation of capital. These demands should be pushed loudly, continuously, and everywhere. There cannot be too much. These are all questions we should be ready to address, but they should never lessen the basic demand of more, much more. Just because it is a friendlier government than an outright right government does not mean that we should pull our punches.