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.
This is all known (at least to who made the graph and deemed relevant) ML identifying groups in the US between 1956 and 1977, showing where they form, split, rejoin, etc. Some acted as parties some did not. It's broadly charting the new communist movement, which was for the most part ML(M).
SDS is on there to show the origin of the different ml groups that split from it after 1969. Also if anyone wants to read the absolute insanity that was 60s ML and Maoist sectarianism, check out this recount of the 1969 SDS convention.
Ah, that makes sense.
I agree with your take about state power. I'd also add that a communist party that is constantly splitting will never achieve state power. The successful parties have been ML parties which effectively use DemCen. There are also countless ML parties that are dogshit at DemCen.