Why Socialist Alternative Members are Joining DSA
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Looks like Socialist Alternative is going to try to make DSA form a workers party by having some of it's members join DSA.

Current DSA by-laws allow for chapters to expel members for being in Democratic Centralist organizations but its not automatic. It also seems like SAlt isn't telling their members to join en-masse, just a few to push for a new workers party at meetings.

My DSA chapter isn't happy about this but it seems like most apprehension seems to be from their experience with individual SAlt members, first and the rudeness of the tactic, second. But there seems to be little consideration of their goals.

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    4 years ago

    DSA is mostly geared towards base building a left that largely doesn't exist in the US. Being big tent and multi-tendancy is essential to doing that as is not getting cannibalized and split by various DemCent groups fighting over leadership positions in DSA.

    The crux of the matter is DSA isnt supposed to be "running" candidates but endorsing them and campaigning for them. Most of the time candidates join to secure endorsements. SAlt and PSL should be running their own candidates and applying for endorsements. Its extremely frustrating that yall keep griping about DSA instead of actually doing your strategy.