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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
  • PhaseFour [he/him]
    2·
    4 years ago

    Wait but who the fuck has a political group where most of the people are going to meetings?

    I'm talking about any type of activity. If 80 people were showing up to meetings, that would be one thing.

    The bulk of the membership are people who switched their monthly Bernie donation to DSA dues. I have not seen a campaign in DSA to address this problem, and yet they are trying to expand their membership.

    Also, every party I have been in (besides DSA) has had membership expectations.

    • slevin [none/use name]
      1·
      4 years ago

      The bulk of the membership are people who switched their monthly Bernie donation to DSA dues.

      So they have a bunch of money to do things. I can't see anything wrong with that..

      • PhaseFour [he/him]
        2·
        4 years ago

        I would not call collecting donations "membership." There is not much socialists can do with $5 a month. We need labor.

        • slevin [none/use name]
          ·
          4 years ago

          There is not much socialists can do with $5 a month.

          Not with an individual donation of $5 a month. Obviously.

          We need labor.

          People need their labor, to sell, to survive. I get that you want more people helping with work, but getting more members who will mostly pay their dues, does not hinder this goal.

        • mrbigcheese [he/him]
          1·
          4 years ago

          The cheapest you can pay is $20 a year, $27 if not a student. Or you can completely waive it.