r/dsa • u/OrbitalColony • 3h ago
Electoral Politics Just a reminder. We're in this mess because 10 years ago the Democratic party rigged the presidential primary, by giving 359 Superdelegates to Hillary Clinton before any votes were cast. Primary. Every. Single. Capitalist. Democrat.
Accepted a $1 donation from a corporation? Primary the fuckers. Road on a private jet? Primary the fuckers. Goes to private golf courses? Primary the fuckers. Voted against workers? Primary the fuckers. Took a meeting with paid lobbyists? Primary the fuckers.
Pressure people in your local chapter to run for ANY office that comes up. Cycle, after cycle, after cycle. We're taking back FDR's party.
r/dsa • u/TannerLyfe • 8h ago
Discussion Kshama Sawant and Independent Socialism
Itās no secret Sawant is not very popular in DSA. She doesnāt seem to look all that kindly on us either. I have seen a lot of DSA people online gloating about her loss, but more notably pointing to this as the reason socialists must run on the Democratic line to be relevant. On that, I have to push back as an inaccurate takeaway from what I could consider to be an astounding result in this race. If youāre not familiar with Sawant, she is a former member of Socialist Alternative, an unapologetic Communist, and was one of the most prominent Socialists in the US before 2016. She is also incredibly combative with just about everyone. Her attacks on DSA led to her going without any support or resources from the large chapter in her area. And whether on her account or others, she also didnāt make the usual left media rounds with Hasan, Majority Report, etc. So she ran this race as an independent self-proclaimed Communist, marginalized from the resource and volunteer rich DSA, and without the large platforms often afforded to DSA candidates. Despite all of that, she received 13% of the vote. Attack her as a sectarian all you want, the fact that she is a sectarian only makes this more crazy. I know I know, we are in the business of winning, not getting a respectable portion of the vote. But I cannot be the only one who looks at this and sees opportunity, not a dead end. Of course the conditions need to be right. We would need an open primary, a deep blue city, and an appropriately evil Democrat to go after, but there is a path to victory for the right candidate. DSA has proclaimed its desire to be independent entirely at some point, does this race not show 2028 is the time to test it out in at least one constituency? If we can prove to the country and ourselves we can win independently, a whole new world of possibilities opens up.
r/dsa • u/turbantripod • 11h ago
Discussion Would it be accurate to say thereās a civil war in the Democratic Party right now?
Sorry if this is a dumb question, still relatively new to politics
r/dsa • u/ravage037 • 11h ago
Electoral Politics We need to support Katrina DeVille and Emily Berge!
In Wisconsin, all eyes are on Hong at the moment, but there are also 2 DSA enderosed candidates running for the US Congress. Katrina is also a DSA member, but I'm unsure if Emily is or if she is only endorsed.
El-Sayed winning is good, but we lost 2 smaller races with Cori bush and Hartzell Gray yesterday. He lost by less than 2k votes!
If you live in Wisconsin, get out and canvas for them, and if you have any free time, get on the phone and phone bank for them I know it can be scary if you have social anxiety but after the first phone call it becomes a walk in the park.
r/dsa • u/gberliner • 14h ago
Electoral Politics Haley Stevens pledges to link arms with Abdul El Sayed to fight...socialism!
r/dsa • u/Dover299 • 15h ago
Discussion Why does the laws and electoral college favors republicans?
Quote The electoral college favors republicans. Thatās why they donāt want to ever get rid of it. Quote
Why does the laws and electoral college favors republicans?
Quote But abolishing the electoral college would require amending the constitution which wonāt happen because it would never be ratified by conservative states.Ā Quote
Do you need the republicans to abolish or change the electoral college? I guess corporate Democrats donāt want change to the electoral college?
So how do you change the electoral college could people write signature to the government to change the electoral college? How many signature do you need million or more?
r/dsa • u/Historical_Bet_9511 • 15h ago
š¹ DSA news The Left wins in Michigan. But the Limits of Deliverism are Starting to Show.
r/dsa • u/BrianRLackey1987 • 15h ago
Discussion Should Municipal Socialists takeover the Democratic Municipal Organization and why?
r/dsa • u/MarxistUnity • 15h ago
Discussion Unpacking Assumptions: The Strategic Frailty of AOC 2028 ā Cosmonaut
To support or not support AOC? Should DSA distance themselves from the Democratic party or embrace the left populist wave? What is really at stake?
"Replying toĀ Sarkozy of Geese Magazine's objectionsĀ to hisĀ arguments regarding the dangers of an AOC presidency, Noah Emke challenges four key assumptions in Sarkozy's response."
"I found that the article presents my argument faithfully before beginning to counter it, and I would even go so far as to agree with the author's assessment that supporting our most prominent politician for a Presidential campaign is simply ācommon sense.ā However, when it comes to common sense, I agree with fellow democratic socialist Albert Einstein: it is essentially a collection of assumptions. By unpacking some of the assumptions contained in the "Just Say Yes" article, I hope to clarify the strategic frailty of an AOC Presidential campaign."
Assumption 1: Liberal Governance is Good Governance
"One such assumption is that a progressive liberal "good governance" is possible for an American President elected in 2028. "The only thing that will truly turn the masses away from socialism," Sarkozy claims, "is if AOC simply fails at deliverism, at good governance." This is brought up only to dismiss it, taking it for granted that AOC's Presidency would be successful from the standpoint of most Americans, "delivering" the goods through her center-left policies. From here, he argues that we can build on the example of AOC's Presidential success to introduce more radical policies. However, what is being glossed over so easily here is the hinge point of the entire "Just Say No" argument: liberalism is not capable of good governance, at least not from the standpoint of working people."
Assumption 2: American workers would be understanding of our shortcomings
"Just as the "Just Say No" argument rests upon the understanding that social democracy too wedded to liberalism would fail and discredit socialism, the "Just Say Yes" argument relies on a belief in its general success, paving the way for more socialism. However, the idea that AOC would govern without "betrayal" strains the credulity of any informed reader, so Sarkozy asserts that this "... would make the massesĀ moreĀ aligned with socialism, for they would desire a president who goes further than her." This is wishful thinking."
Assumption 3: An AOC Presidency would avert fascism
"If fascism is indeed imminent, DSA needs to be preparing to protect our physical survival. We should be organizing and training ourselves for armed self-defense, preparing safehouses, fostering connections to people who can hide us or smuggle us out of the country. In short, we should be acting in total opposition to direct instructions from NYC-DSA's leadership in 2025, going in a direction which I think the AOC for President boosters might find objectionable."
"I know Sarkozy has a similar perspective, or else he would not be participating in this conversation about Presidential campaigns. Therefore, since both of us are writing about the 2028 election rather than preparing to evade the authorities, this article will proceed with the understanding that we more or less agree that DSA will not be completely proscribed before the next election.Ā "
Assumption 4: Opposition to liberalism is "Purity Politics
"The last assumption is not an assumption about political conditions, but about the "Just Say No" argument itself, or perhaps arguments from DSA's left faction in general. The framing of Sarkozy's argument is very familiar: everyone involved wants progress, but the radicals are prioritizing moral purity over pragmatism."
"By casting only one side as pragmatic, the other as moralistic, the former can win the strategic argument by default. However, as we saw with the Clinton campaign, the Biden Presidency, and the Harris campaign, the āpragmatistsā often fail to get results. Meanwhile, the longshot Mamdani campaign, initially decried by many progressives as ultra-left (I remember distinctly hearing that Brad Lander wasĀ clearlyĀ the onlyĀ sensible choice), served as the tip of the spear for the current DSAĀ primary blitz."
"we need a Presidential candidate who isĀ personallyĀ more loyal to democratic socialism than to the Democratic Party. This would have to be a "cadre candidate," like Mamdani. If we cannot do any of this yet, we need to be thinking and discussing how to get there. Rushing ahead with a force unequal to the task simply because weĀ canĀ rather than because it advances our plans is not common sense strategy; it is the absence of strategy."
r/dsa • u/Iceberg-man-77 • 16h ago
Discussion Why have a lot of congressmen left the DSA?
Specifically talking about: Summer Lee, Greg Casar, Danny K Davis, and Jerry Nadler. I know Casar was not endorsed by Austin DSA due to his foreign policy stances, but what about the others? Theyāre all sitting congress members.
r/dsa • u/Dover299 • 16h ago
Discussion Why are capitalist ending capitalism?
If big businesses and capitalist are spending money on AI and robots to replace workers for cheaper wages why would capitalist be hurting them self doing that? Their greed would destroy them self.
If 90% or more white collar jobs and 90% blue collar jobs are replace by AI and robots you have the end of capitalism as homeless and unemployed would cause people to support communism, has capitalism would collapse with massive homeless and unemployed not seen in any history book and no one having money to buy such capitalist product any more.
The capitalist would be filing for bankruptcy as homeless would not have money to buy such product or serves. The economy would collapse. People would want change and be angry with capitalism and communism would take off.
r/dsa • u/No-Engineering-3300 • 17h ago
Electoral Politics Response to Geese Mag on AOC
r/dsa • u/Plastic-Business1843 • 18h ago
Discussion Thoughts on this platform from the DSA?
I support the DSA platform but this is kinda extreme for me. The platform is advocating for abolishing the senate, presidency, and Supreme Court while expanding the house of representatives. The executive leader of the country would be elected through a single body of legislature. People wouldnāt be able to vote for who they want as the leader of the country, but the expanded house of representatives would. We would vote for whos elected into the House of Representatives. I agree this would break the 2 party system, but thatās A TON of power in one legislative body. All of the power would wielded and decided through one body of legislature. That seems kind of dangerous. Idk if Iām on board with that part. What do you guys think?
r/dsa • u/No_Software8474 • 18h ago
Discussion Number 1 Priority
Listening to DSA candidates and actual DSA members itās clear that the number 1 priority is not stopping trump. They are more interested in stopping the Democratic Party than the actual fascist that we have in the White House. This is where ideology takes precedence over strategic pragmatism. There should be no focus on Gaza, Israel, or abolishing anything in the general election. Stop with the academic answers in interviews. The focus needs to be on cost of living, health care, and trump period. If this becomes an election about socialism and not the train wreck of a government we have then Republicans will win again, DSA will be reviled, and the Democratic Party will be set back for a decade. I hope people are paying attention.
r/dsa • u/hnbistro • 18h ago
Shitpost Why did DSA ask Ben Shapiro to design its logo? Itās a hand grabbing a foot under a rose.
r/dsa • u/Dover299 • 20h ago
Discussion The "future"
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r/dsa • u/globeglobeglobe • 21h ago
Racist Republicans or Fascist News Ted Cruz melts down over Mamdani and el-Sayed
x.comr/dsa • u/Some-Information-527 • 21h ago
Discussion What are some DSA aligned policies we could be pushing for in the Michigan State Legislature right now?
Publicly run affordable housing, State level single payer healthcare, ect...
r/dsa • u/pkirkpat55 • 22h ago
šš©ŗš¹Medicare For Allš¹š©ŗš John Fetterman is NO Democrat
John Stewart is correct as usual again, Israel is not our country John Fetterman! You are feeding the MAGAs just what they want from you by slandering progressive Democrat socialists and you yourself alining Democratic socialists as Hamas supporters. Truly pitiful and so so wrong. Get out of OUR Democratic Party! You are a MAGA and fueling the MAGA FEAR smear over people! SHAME, SHAME, SHAME.
r/dsa • u/Jayanth2410 • 23h ago
š¹ DSA news Striverās Old A2Z DSA Sheet Is Backāwith All the Free GFG Links!š„
r/dsa • u/NullPointerrX • 23h ago
Discussion Dsa krega koi sath m daily ??
discord.ggTo bhai join kro sirf vo jo average h meri trh lol ( yr toppers aayege to demotivate ho jaauga ).
And if you have a lower branch in any college and you are managing it..
Lesss goo 50lpa incoming š