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submitted 11 months ago by Chapo_is_Red@hexbear.net to c/chapotraphouse@hexbear.net

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This vibes anecdotally with my local chapter. In the face of overwhelming membership solidarity with Palestinian liberation, the social imperialist reactionaries are purging themselves.

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[-] ikiru@lemmy.ml 133 points 11 months ago

I quit DSA because it wasn't Leftist enough.

You quit DSA because it wasn't Zionist enough.

We are not the same.

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 66 points 11 months ago

Maybe it's worth checking out again now

[-] jabrd@hexbear.net 41 points 11 months ago

It sounds like it’s moving left, though it also sounds like this has only been possible due to a mass drop in membership following the failure of the Bernie campaigns. Marxist Unity Group seems like their worth checking out as an internal bloc to the DSA and where it could go

[-] NotARobot@hexbear.net 22 points 11 months ago

Funnily enough, the 3 he listed (Red Star, MUG, and Commie Caucus) are the 3 I'd most recommend people check out. Unless you have a strong preference for one of them I'd just join whichever is most active in your area.

[-] Nagarjuna@hexbear.net 7 points 11 months ago

I think the big difference is that Commie Caucus leans direct actionist while MUG leans more electoral.

[-] GarbageShoot@hexbear.net 16 points 11 months ago

Whatever the cause, it is opportunity to radicalized many people and take advantage of a local organizing apparatus (where applicable) to do good work for the community.

[-] Mardoniush@hexbear.net 15 points 11 months ago

They have had a drop, but they're still massively above their 2015 numbers. This is just a natural lull where the opportunists and the less committed falll away.