I think both of you are yanking our chains.

But for those who want to think about it, if done well, it's not either-or but both-and.

It goes like this:

In nonrevolutionary conditions, the strategic orientation is the 'war of position', organizing to gather strength, and within that, a tactical orientation of 'war of manuver', periodic mass mobilazation and direct action to bring dynamic growth to the 'war of position.'

When a revolutionary upsurge takes place -- every 30 or 40 years or so -- than you shift gears radically, but if you haven't done the nonrevolutionary work beforehand, you're shit out of luck and often the right makes the greater gains in the upsurge.

Google 'Gramsci' 'Trong Chinh' and 'Mao Zedong' on strategy and tactics, if you want. But mainly, think in terms of the majority and use common sense.