Well, large for a US communist party is tiny is what I meant. They’re largely limited to major cities and have a hard time even getting ballot access in a lot of states. Pretty sure the post-2016 swell in DSA membership dwarfed them even though PSL is a much more ideologically coherent org that practices democratic centralism.
It’s a pretty great way to get an excuse to talk to average people in terms they are prepared to understand, ie electoral politics. The goal isn’t, like, to build socialism by becoming president lol
At least
are pretty solid despite being pretty tiny
Really? I was under the impression they were pretty large, relative Communist parties in the US.
People I hang out with say at most PSL has somewhere between 6,000 and 8,000 full members. That is very large for a communist org though
Well, large for a US communist party is tiny is what I meant. They’re largely limited to major cities and have a hard time even getting ballot access in a lot of states. Pretty sure the post-2016 swell in DSA membership dwarfed them even though PSL is a much more ideologically coherent org that practices democratic centralism.
We’re getting ballot pretty much everywhere we targeted and have a presence in at least 60 cities
“Socialism is on the ballot!!” cringe
It’s a pretty great way to get an excuse to talk to average people in terms they are prepared to understand, ie electoral politics. The goal isn’t, like, to build socialism by becoming president lol
the average american does not give a ratfuck about electoral politics and is already convinced the system is broken and against them.
Ok, yeah? But it’s an icebreaker to start talking about how and why the system is broken and against them.
I think electoralism inherently devalues our position while allowing easy narrative cooptation by the system.
The dictatorship of the bourgeoisie is done. Capitalists, you’re finished.