After over four decades as a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, one of the group’s founding members is leaving in sorrow and anger.

This vibes anecdotally with my local chapter. In the face of overwhelming membership solidarity with Palestinian liberation, the social imperialist reactionaries are purging themselves.

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    1 year ago

    But the one I’d like to highlight is from comedian, writer, and actor Sarah Silverman, posted on her Instagram account on October 8, after reading the National Political Committee’s initial response to the events of the previous day:

    The DSA of which I was a proud lifetime member, has lost me forever…

    Hold the fucking phone. Since fucking when was Sarah Silverman in the DSA?

    • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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      1 year ago

      She was probably part of the 2016 membership drive during the Sanders campaign. She was a vocal Sanders supporter for a while so I could believe it. A bunch of celebrities are in the DSA. I know Tim Heidecker is a member too. So is Adam McKay, the guy who wrote Anchorman.

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        1 year ago

        She said "lifelong" as though like she was a member before. Wikipedia says "several years".

        PS til she's older than the DSA.

        • Spongebobsquarejuche [none/use name]
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          1 year ago

          I just remember her at the democratic national convention telling bernie bros to be quiet and back hillary or joe. (which ever year it was)

        • axont [she/her, comrade/them]
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          1 year ago

          I misunderstood who was the lifelong member. The writer of the article claims to have joined the DSA during its founding, not Sarah Silverman.

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            1 year ago

            Yeah the author claims to have joined during the found but Silverman also said.

            The DSA of which I was a proud lifetime member.

            She must have been exaggerating.