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YaBB GodPosts: 4,935 DSA hits 25K members - Largest Socialist group in the country since WWII « on: August 03, 2017, 10:22:46 am »



DSA Momentum would put a national campaign for Medicare For All at the heart of its leadership, while also promoting a rank-and-file labor strategy to win leadership in unions and withdrawal of DSA from the moribund Socialist International.



DSA should begin to develop stronger relationships with new left parties and movements around the world, from Podemos (Spain) to PSOL (Brazil) to Momentum in Britain, to name a few, Momentums Internationalism plank reads.



http://www.peoplesworld.org/article/democratic-socialists-of-america-hold-convention-in-chicago-this-weekend/

The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) are holding their bi-annual convention beginning Aug. 3 at the University of Illinois at Chicago. Earlier this week, DSA reached 25,000 members, a goal set at their previous convention. According to DSA, this makes them the largest socialist organization in the United States since World War II. DSA, who also resolved to support the candidacy of Sen. Bernie Sanders, I  Vt., for president, has quadrupled in size since the 2016 election, boasting 177 local groups in 46 states. Several DSA members have been elected to local office, including Chicago Alderman Carlos Ramirez-Rosa.DSA Momentum would put a national campaign for Medicare For All at the heart of its leadership, while also promoting a rank-and-file labor strategy to win leadership in unions and withdrawal of DSA from the moribund Socialist International.DSA should begin to develop stronger relationships with new left parties and movements around the world, from Podemos (Spain) to PSOL (Brazil) to Momentum in Britain, to name a few, Momentums Internationalism plank reads. Logged

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WillipsBrightonConcerned CitizenPosts: 6,020 Re: DSA hits 25K members - Largest Socialist group in the country since WWII « Reply #4 on: August 05, 2017, 05:26:04 pm » Big news from the convention so far: DSA has voted to leave the Socialist International.



I have mixed feelings about this.



On a practical level, the SI barely exists anymore, it costs money, and there's no benefit to being a member.



On an ideological level though, I don't like what this represents at all. It represents a rejection of social democracy and a rejection of serious, mainstream politics.



So many of the new DSA members call themselves anarchists or anarcho communists. I wonder why they even joined the DSA at all. The DSA has always existed to promote the creation of a European style social democratic party. If you don't think that's desirable, why not join one of the other more radical parties already in existence like the Party for Socialism and Liberation or the Socialist Party USA (which has better branding anyway). Logged

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badgerAtlas StarPosts: 27,820 Re: DSA hits 25K members - Largest Socialist group in the country since WWII « Reply #9 on: August 06, 2017, 01:00:20 am » Quote from: Famous Mortimer on August 05, 2017, 05:26:04 pm Big news from the convention so far: DSA has voted to leave the Socialist International.



I have mixed feelings about this.



On a practical level, the SI barely exists anymore, it costs money, and there's no benefit to being a member.



On an ideological level though, I don't like what this represents at all. It represents a rejection of social democracy and a rejection of serious, mainstream politics.



So many of the new DSA members call themselves anarchists or anarcho communists. I wonder why they even joined the DSA at all. The DSA has always existed to promote the creation of a European style social democratic party. If you don't think that's desirable, why not join one of the other more radical parties already in existence like the Party for Socialism and Liberation or the Socialist Party USA (which has better branding anyway).



Not good for being taken seriously. On anything.



When your leftist party essentially decides people like Jeremy Corbin are too mainstream to emulate or at least work with, you're fu@×ed. Not good for being taken seriously. On anything.When your leftist party essentially decides people like Jeremy Corbin are too mainstream to emulate or at least work with, you're fu@×ed. Logged

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WillipsBrightonConcerned CitizenPosts: 6,020 Re: DSA hits 25K members - Largest Socialist group in the country since WWII « Reply #10 on: August 06, 2017, 01:24:04 am » Quote from: Badger on August 06, 2017, 01:00:20 am Quote from: Famous Mortimer on August 05, 2017, 05:26:04 pm Big news from the convention so far: DSA has voted to leave the Socialist International.



I have mixed feelings about this.



On a practical level, the SI barely exists anymore, it costs money, and there's no benefit to being a member.



On an ideological level though, I don't like what this represents at all. It represents a rejection of social democracy and a rejection of serious, mainstream politics.



So many of the new DSA members call themselves anarchists or anarcho communists. I wonder why they even joined the DSA at all. The DSA has always existed to promote the creation of a European style social democratic party. If you don't think that's desirable, why not join one of the other more radical parties already in existence like the Party for Socialism and Liberation or the Socialist Party USA (which has better branding anyway).



Not good for being taken seriously. On anything.



When your leftist party essentially decides people like Jeremy Corbin are too mainstream to emulate or at least work with, you're fu@×ed.

Not good for being taken seriously. On anything.When your leftist party essentially decides people like Jeremy Corbin are too mainstream to emulate or at least work with, you're fu@×ed.

In fairness to the DSA, most members are willing to work with people like Corbyn. They just consider him the most right-wing person they would be willing to work with. In fairness to the DSA, most members are willing to work with people like Corbyn. They just consider him the most right-wing person they would be willing to work with. Logged