CPUSA and DSA competing for the position of most right-wing socialist party
not even DSA would put out this cringe of an article about celebrating this racist anti indigenous ghoulish symbol of entrenched bourgeois liberal institutional power
https://twitter.com/DemSocialists/status/1307112219117846529
Someone doesn't know what DSA is. Don't talk shit about something you know nothing about.
great, it's not a party. the OP's greater point is still correct, speaking as someone who spent two years working within the org to reform it to be less shit.
yeah I've got friends in DSA doing some neat local initiatives but even they agree that that's all despite the national leadership, which is what I'm talking about, not the rank-and-file which I know varies
Yeah, it's definitely up to the chapters. My local's discord was full of people mocking her and posting memes about her Oneida decision.
Then a couple of the gun owners posted guides to buying weapons and we planned a range day.
What's national's problem? I never really paid attention to it. My old local was pretty decent. Idk about this new one yet though.
They're incredibly establishment. They hold their members back in terms of how radical they and their actions are instead of pushing and guiding their members. It's the same problem with CPUSA, the rank and file is far more radical and has way better politics than the national leadership who are revisionist establishment Dem collaborators.
Ah I see, that does kind of suck. Politics is mostly done on the local level thankfully though.
This is the dumbest shit I've seen all day. And I see a lot of dumb shit.
I see you americans have a bunch of out of touch losers in the parties using the communist name just like we have in the UK. Out of touch is probably an understatement, complete dinosaurs.
Can't tell you how many times I've had someone with a rose emoji or black/red flags in their username/bio on twitter arguing liberal talking points. I also had one recently tell me that America isn't imperialists because apparently the 400+ international military bases the US has doesn't count as imperialisms cause of all them want the US to be there (which all most certainty do not want.) idk there is just some deep misunderstanding somewhere along ideology, or if they are using those things as an aesthetic or what, but it's common enough where I keep noticing it.
Right but that shouldn't exist within party members in positions to be a voice of the party like the person on social media. They should be... Not this. It reeks of opportunism.
oh for sure, I'm pretty most people believe CPUSA is a honeypot or similar shit. They are super bad in so many ways. Also never met anyone who is a member anecdotally
CPUSA really needs to stop posting cringe. Is the party just controlled entirely by boomers? I know it skews older than other ostensibly ML parties. I'll see CPUSA members online and they all seem to be embarrassed by this type of shit but it keeps happening.
PCUSA has a great party line but really doesn't seem like a party that will ever go anywhere.
Thats because you're not in it comrade. Join up and help make a change.
Eh if I join any party its going to be PSL. It's a shame that CPUSA gets to have all the cool international recognition, but PSL is the only ML party that does anything in my area.
Assuming you're in Baltimore, seeing your username and all, I know PCUSA has a club in Maryland. So I'd say give them both a ring and see which one gets back to ya first.
Oh I didn't look and thought this was a different comment from someone from CPUSA. Still I think PSL is the better option. They're the only ML group that really does activist work around here, or at least they're always there when something is happening. Their membership is pretty small in Bmore but are intaking enough new members to double their ranks, including people I'm friends with. They're also the only leftist org in Baltimore that has a real connection in the most marginalized populations. Their anti-slumlord campaigns bring revolutionary ideals to the hood while most leftist groups stay in areas with lots of white students.
I've heard that PCUSA is more active in rural areas and small towns, which is kinda interesting. No idea how that's facilitated but it sounds dope
The main difference between PCUSA and PSL as I've seen so far is that PSL tends to engage in spontaneous acts with revolutionary energy without the organizational efforts of a disciplined Marxist-Leninist party, whereas PCUSA tends to move more with more deliberation and coordination between the central party and the branches, and with the Party as a whole with the various associations and organizations they collaborate with to accomplish set goals.
That said, you do you. I'm about as much of an expert on the material conditions of Baltimore and the status of the organization of comrades in the region as I am an expert on molecular physics - that is to say I've got no idea and math hurts my head.
RCP.
Awwww your're right :( I forgot all those youtube videos from RevCom teasing some revolutionary thing a few months ago
If it was up for 11 hours like this, it must be a bit, right? Tell me this is a bit.
