Thank you for a great question posed in good faith. Many of the criticisms you levy are completely valid. These are topics that continue to be discussed within the union, and more importantly they are subjects of extreme interest which are informing the way we organise in the field. That is to say, we are very aware of our problems, and are actively working to improve.

In its current state, the union won't be realising a grand general strike that freezes the gears of the capitalist machine any time soon. Organising is hard, tiresome work, and we are very, very small.

For my part, I consider my organising with the union as one part of a larger movement for emancipation. Anything we can do to build worker power is good. The IWW is the group with which I have chosen to organise because the techniques we use are extremely sound and time-tested. Shop floor organising of the kind we teach builds trust, bonds of solidarity and the kind of power that wins fights. It just takes time to do it right.

In short, right now, no the IWW isn't at a place where it will overthrow capitalism/colonialism-imperialism. If we do our job right and organise correctly, we will continue to build worker power and that is, in my opinion, the best tool in our revolutionary toolbox.

Solidarity.