Election defeat on the basis of socialist principles is always preferable to a «Labour» govt which is pursuing an austerity programme and is thoroughly anti-working class and anti-socialist to its core. (labour-uncut.co.uk)
So, how exactly does Ba'athism compare with movements like Integralism, Fascism, National - Socialism, National - Solidarism, Juche, Maoism, Stalinism and / or other movements that promote Authoritarianism and / or a one - party state in combination with Socialist principles and Nationalist principles? (politics.stackexchange.com)
If I do what your suggested, I miss out on countries that operate on socialist principles, yet either predate Marx (see the accepted answer) or refuse to use the term «socialist» because it may be politically inadvisable. (politics.stackexchange.com)