"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

this is from their website

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(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)

    • MarxMadness [comrade/them]
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      4 years ago

      Imagine handing people a list of 10 things your political organization believes. 9 of those things are popular, but number 10 is "that Hitler guy wasn't as bad as you might think." It doesn't matter if that's the last thing on your list -- it's going to push away a ton of people who'd otherwise get on board.

      That's the reality we're in. There have been decades of "communism = fascism" propaganda specifically to create this problem for us. We can either run headlong into that problem with people who aren't even on board, or we can sidestep it for now and address it later if it becomes necessary.

        • MarxMadness [comrade/them]
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          4 years ago

          It’s going to be necessary unless your end goal isn’t socialism but just health care for Americans.

          We don't know, and given how little Americans care about the rest of the world and history right now, I'd say we probably don't need to relitigate the Cold War to achieve socialism here. We certainly don't need to do it on the FAQ page of a website.