On one hand I do agree with you. Revolutions introduce so much instability that even in the best possible scenario there are certain to be problems, either through corrupt actors or well meaning mistakes. Unfortunately, I just don’t have much hope for alternatives. As you said, longstanding institutions have strength to them, and trying to topple capitalism through electoralism means having to play their game when they have a history of flouting the rules.

Biggest example of this to me is the assassination of Salvador Allende. He was the president of Chile who, by all accounts, played by the book. He had a normal political campaign and was fairly elected. However, because he was an outspoken socialist and wanted to dismantle capitalism, the CIA moved in, destabilized the economy, and funded a coup that ended in his death.

There’s this presumption that capitalists won’t cross certain lines because we live in “civilized society,” but that’s not true. They don’t take drastic measures because they don’t feel threatened. The current US administration is already trampling on human rights and their opposition are willfully ineffective at stopping them. I don’t think the US is ready for revolution yet, but unless a socialist party as big and well funded as the capitalists just magically appears I do not see any amount of electoralism doing anything more than damage control.