Hi everyone, Some quick points: (1) The proposal to subordinate the DSA to the No Kings coalition makes one good point--but ignores the elephant in the room. No Kings is effectively controlled by the Democratic Party. That is why speakers at the "No Kings" events will not dare to mention the ongoing genocide in Palestine.
(2) We need a movement which is independent of the campist politics of PSL, Code Pink, etc (3) We also need a movement which is not under the thumb of the Democratic Party (4) John Reimann notes that "The DSA international committee has been handed exclusive power to issue statements on international issues". Everyone should know this. Every fool who preaches that the DSA is a big tent organization where each branch can do as it pleases--should be held accountable for this nonsense. (5) Reimann also notes: "I have posted a series of articles and comments on the DSA internal discussion bulletin board". Good. Except that the DSA bulletin board discussion is not public, to my knowledge. It needs to be public. Otherwise--most people will continue to be kept in the dark concerning how the DSA is controlled by opportunism. Is there a reason this bulletin board is not public? Yes. The reason is to protect opportunism from exposure. (6) Reimann also adds: "An open internal struggle against DSA's campist approach in general and towards Iran in particular is necessary". Yes. If by "open", John means "public", then absolutely, yes. If the struggle against DSA's opportunism not public--then it is hard to see how this struggle can be successful. The simple truth is that opportunism thrives in darkness. The struggle against opportunism, on the other hand, requires sunlight. It is as simple as that. (7) Reimann also also says that groups such as DSA and No Kings should be organized by democratically-run committees. I agree. However I am unable to understand how No Kings could be forced to be run along democratic lines--since it is under the thumb of the Democratic Party and the Democratic Party has no intention of allowing it to be liberated. Am I missing something? (8) Reimann also notes that DSA in his area is setup such that meetings have few openings for democratic discussion and debate. This is another reason we need digital forums that combine effective moderation with democratic participation. There are no shortcuts to the need for this. Progressive communities must learn how to use the weapon of transparency with skill and determination. (9) Finally--Reimann notes--again--an internal struggle within DSA is required. Yes. But again--until this is public--opportunism will continue to win, and pious wishes will go nowhere. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#41223): https://groups.io/g/marxmail/message/41223 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/118369160/21656 -=-=- POSTING RULES & NOTES #1 YOU MUST clip all extraneous text when replying to a message. #2 This mail-list, like most, is publicly & permanently archived. #3 Subscribe and post under an alias if #2 is a concern. #4 Do not exceed five posts a day. -=-=- Group Owner: [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/marxmail/leave/13617172/21656/1316126222/xyzzy [[email protected]] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
