Why I joined the Democratic Socialists of America

[vremya]

You are so NOT irrelevant!!!!! :

I agree with a lot of what you said about DSA. I'm very disillusioned with the local chapter here for a whole bunch of reasons, to the point where I don't organize with them. I got sick of the tone police and thought police, the ageism and sexism. And I'm really sad, because they blew the opportunities they had to make a difference.

I'm hanging on to my membership but just barely.

[Stephen Maturin]

Originally Posted by Qingdai

Yeah Chunks isn't here anymore so let me tell you why I don't like the D.S.A.

1. they have a libertarian caucus WTF.

Great. Just great. Now for the rest of the day I'll be picturing AML, 's favorite legendarily stupid welcher, as a card-carrying DSA member.

Originally Posted by Qingdai

4. they suck at tactics, including, but not exclusively engaging and retaining membership.

I feel ya. My "beloved" Democratic Party recently took sucking at tactics (and strategy) to such dizzying heights that it straight up lost a presidential election to Donald Fucking Trump. They're better and engaging and retaining membership, but at the cost of becoming generally shittier.

Originally Posted by Qingdai

5. Libertarian caucus? Really?

Originally Posted by Qingdai

I'm mostly irrelevant.

Originally Posted by Qingdai

Although I'm a good cook.

Nice. Unless removing the wrapper from a Snickers bar now qualifies as cooking, I am not.

[vremya]

Originally Posted by Qingdai

2. They have groups like Bread and Roses, which if find to be a straight up co-option of my family's struggle.
Seriously, my family was harassed, fired and not hired for their politics. Which were straight up socialist. Thanks for giving me a reading list and not working on get all

Qindai, tell me more about this - what was your family's struggle? I'm really curious.

(And another thing, DSA reinvents the wheel like nobody's business - often the same wheel over and over again)

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

Originally Posted by vremya

Qindai, tell me more about this - what was your family's struggle? I'm really curious.

Also, the hidden forum if it's personal.