André Vasquez, who was elected to Chicago’s City Council last year as a socialist, has voted in favor of the mayor’s budget. The Chicago DSA has censured him. This raises a big question: How can a socialist organization make its elected representatives accountable?
Wow, America's largest leftist organization that was essentially a book club with 5000 members nationally 4 years ago might have some bad eggs slipping through the cracks. Unacceptable.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, even if your local chapters of DSA are filled with kick-ass revolutionaries, it doesn't change the character of the national level organization as a radlib non-independant-party and a non-workers-party.
And unless you're using your membership in such an organization as a means of driving people further towards joining/forming revolutionary workers parties/unions/councils, you're reinforcing bougeoise power through participation of electoralist theater politics
Oh, DSA is seen as a stepping stone. Our leadership is actually really intertwined with SRA and we have active relationships with some newly formed unions (nurses and an upstart service union). The service union is overtly socialist in their messaging.
Goodgoodgood, don't forget to suggest to your leadership to reach out and make connections with your local PSL, PCUSA chapters, and other revleft orgs so you can help/get helped on building up that good old dual power in your region.
The SRA guy is big on left unity and is involved with all the local orgs. We have a PSL chapter, but it's only like 20 people that chill at our local Kava lounge.
Wow, America's largest leftist organization that was essentially a book club with 5000 members nationally 4 years ago might have some bad eggs slipping through the cracks. Unacceptable.
You mean the official radlib wing of the dnc lmao
Eh, depends on where you are. Mine's full of MLs and our chapter leadership is all very pro soviet/china.
I've said it before and I'll say it again, even if your local chapters of DSA are filled with kick-ass revolutionaries, it doesn't change the character of the national level organization as a radlib non-independant-party and a non-workers-party.
And unless you're using your membership in such an organization as a means of driving people further towards joining/forming revolutionary workers parties/unions/councils, you're reinforcing bougeoise power through participation of electoralist theater politics
Oh, DSA is seen as a stepping stone. Our leadership is actually really intertwined with SRA and we have active relationships with some newly formed unions (nurses and an upstart service union). The service union is overtly socialist in their messaging.
DSA is prime ground for radicalizing people.
Goodgoodgood, don't forget to suggest to your leadership to reach out and make connections with your local PSL, PCUSA chapters, and other revleft orgs so you can help/get helped on building up that good old dual power in your region.
The SRA guy is big on left unity and is involved with all the local orgs. We have a PSL chapter, but it's only like 20 people that chill at our local Kava lounge.
is kava any good?
It's alright, I usually get kratom if I'm going. It gets you a little high, but nothing crazy. It's basically a methadone alternative