"We applaud the democratic revolutions that have transformed the former Communist bloc"
I love the rising wave of neo-fascism in eastern europe - National DSA
(many DSA chapters are good and based ok, this post is dunking on the National DSA, not all chapters or the DSA on its entirety)
If there's a better way to onboard people in mass numbers, no one else has found it. It's fine to discuss alternate ideas, but we can't assume that a superior approach definitely exists. And we may never need to address any of this down the road -- we're talking about governments that have not existed for decades.
And you can't say nothing at all, because you have to have some response to the #1 reactionary talking point.