Heh, I'd most likely be happier in Solidarity than DSA, when it comes to
position on the Democratic Party and most int'l. positions. However
pessimist me would rather be in a sect of 10,000 or so than one a tenth that
size. DSA isn't all of one mind on most matters that divide the left here in
the belly of the beast. And given how deliberately undiscipined it is, DSA's
influence for good or ill (ilk? heh!) over progressives isn't that large.
I'd have to guess that the # of self-conscious socialists in the USA not
active in socialist organizations is 2-5 times what formal membership #'s
are. Which add up DSA, C of C, CPUSA,BRC, Solidarity, FRSO, ISO, WWP and all
the rest is say 20,000 tops, no?
Michael Pugliese, Heresy Hunter Obsessed With Spouting Off On Things He Can
Have No Influence Over ;-)
