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I am surprised the NPC put this out. Usually they're all about covering "our elected"s' asses when they make bad votes.
If anyone here is a member they might consider signing onto the Seattle Petition. IMO it's not great but it does seem to be the only formal internal pressure at the moment.
idk about that. A lot of members (including some of the current leadership) were defending votes for funding the Iron Dome on the grounds that the representatives were "from very Jewish districts". IMO that's even less excusable and it's antisemitic.
I realize this doesn't make my org look good. The people on the ground tend to be better, but the national "leadership" is typically awful.
Bowman is no longer an endorsed DSA rep anymore either though. I think the current NPC majority isnt great, but theres a lot of good comrades on the national leadership, I just hope next convention they get to be in the majority.
That's fair. It's a shame the left caucuses don't seem to have anything in the works for the summer. SM/GND and B&R are going to be out hard and the main opposition is going to be who? SALT?
Yeah I think BR has broken from the current majority which is basically just SMC/GND. But the split is 8/9, so it could be overcome since I do think a ton of members are mad with this current majority and their repeated fuck ups.
They kicked one of the Chicago DSA aldermen out of the org for supporting money for a new police academy, the fate of AOC, Bush and Bowman should be the same.
I am surprised the NPC put this out. Usually they're all about covering "our elected"s' asses when they make bad votes.
If anyone here is a member they might consider signing onto the Seattle Petition. IMO it's not great but it does seem to be the only formal internal pressure at the moment.
They have no choice. If they couldn't denounce this, they might as well dissolve the org.
idk about that. A lot of members (including some of the current leadership) were defending votes for funding the Iron Dome on the grounds that the representatives were "from very Jewish districts". IMO that's even less excusable and it's antisemitic.
I realize this doesn't make my org look good. The people on the ground tend to be better, but the national "leadership" is typically awful.
Bowman is no longer an endorsed DSA rep anymore either though. I think the current NPC majority isnt great, but theres a lot of good comrades on the national leadership, I just hope next convention they get to be in the majority.
That's fair. It's a shame the left caucuses don't seem to have anything in the works for the summer. SM/GND and B&R are going to be out hard and the main opposition is going to be who? SALT?
Yeah I think BR has broken from the current majority which is basically just SMC/GND. But the split is 8/9, so it could be overcome since I do think a ton of members are mad with this current majority and their repeated fuck ups.
They kicked one of the Chicago DSA aldermen out of the org for supporting money for a new police academy, the fate of AOC, Bush and Bowman should be the same.