At their little retreat-decision-making-thing one of the caucuses (like a party within the DSA but fake and weak) brought a Hong Kong protest activist to make the case for cutting any form of support or ties with certain countries' socialist delegations (e.g. China). They lost their case but that same group succeeded in disbanding the BDS group with some allies, one of the only good things about the DSA. Then the overall group supported most of the IC's things (one of the only other good groups). Then they voted for a milquetoast anti-Zionist statement. Finally, they procedurally stalled a reckoning on a stronger anti-Zionist statement that would have come with consequences for reps that undermined BDS / supported the apartheid state. Instead, they went to lunch and then patted themselves on the back for a job well done.
At their little retreat-decision-making-thing one of the caucuses (like a party within the DSA but fake and weak) brought a Hong Kong protest activist to make the case for cutting any form of support or ties with certain countries' socialist delegations (e.g. China). They lost their case but that same group succeeded in disbanding the BDS group with some allies, one of the only good things about the DSA. Then the overall group supported most of the IC's things (one of the only other good groups). Then they voted for a milquetoast anti-Zionist statement. Finally, they procedurally stalled a reckoning on a stronger anti-Zionist statement that would have come with consequences for reps that undermined BDS / supported the apartheid state. Instead, they went to lunch and then patted themselves on the back for a job well done.
This is your brain on the DSA.