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People join the DSA not the Young Democrats. This is a conscious choice. The fossils hallucinators of FDR notwithstanding, the predispositions at the base have a dynamic towards independent action. I have written some longer things on this, but the basic argument we need to understand is that they must learn the pitfalls of the Democratic Party through experience, regrettable though that may be. I can sit down with my long white Grand Army of the Republic beard and tell them about Gene McCarthy, etc. But that's unfortunately not how people in large numbers tend to learn these things. Btw, this is what I mean when I wrote that the victory of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and others represents a real victory for us. This experience--and it will not encourage faith in the Democratic Party--will mark a new stage for us, one which we have not seen in our lifetimes thus far. Cheers, Mark L. _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: http://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
