In the first week of our #DSA100k recruitment drive, 2500 new members joined! Stand with our 75,000+ fellow members to organize for the election and beyond. https://t.co/WBWtgQ1LUQ pic.twitter.com/IBPqnQZapq— DSA 🌹 (@DemSocialists) October 9, 2020
It's hinging on the hope of action being catalytic, I think.
The more people show up, the more people think "oh shit this is really happening" and so it goes. Realistically, membership engagement is always going to be low with stuff like this--work, kids, and so on. Can't say this is the best way forward, though.
Engagement only goes up when members have clear expectations & the organization provides meaningful obligations. DSA is not interested in that, they are trying to become a mass-member party a la UK Labour.
It's hinging on the hope of action being catalytic, I think.
The more people show up, the more people think "oh shit this is really happening" and so it goes. Realistically, membership engagement is always going to be low with stuff like this--work, kids, and so on. Can't say this is the best way forward, though.
Yeah I hope this is it. I basically never go to meetings because nothing happens....
It's not lol
Engagement only goes up when members have clear expectations & the organization provides meaningful obligations. DSA is not interested in that, they are trying to become a mass-member party a la UK Labour.