Weatherman2020
Diamond Member
Energetic socialists are the most worrisome kind, given that ādemocraticā is at best a temporary smokescreen for socialismās inevitable endgame.
The surge of activism sweeping the U.S. since Donald Trumpās election has energized the nationās largest socialist organization, which has tripled in size over the last year to claim more than 19,000 dues-paying members. Thatās a record for the DSA, which was founded in 1982.
āPeople really felt that they had to do something to combat the incoming Trump administration,ā said David Duhalde, the deputy director of the Democratic Socialists of Americaās national leadership, which helps coordinate chapters spread across 40 states. āWeāre not only somebody you can resist Trump with, weāre somebody you can build a better world with.ā
Thereās no doubt that the grassroots group forms only a small part of Americaās swelling ranks of activists. The American Civil Liberties Union amassed hundreds of thousands of new members after Trumpās victory. The fast-growing and liberal-centric āIndivisibleā movement claims 4,500 associated groups compared with the 121 chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America. As far as political parties go, California alone boasts 8.7 million registered Democrats.
But unabashed socialism hasnāt had this big of a voice in American politics in decades, and many leftists say they feel energized.
Seeing red: Membership triples for the Democratic Socialists of America
The surge of activism sweeping the U.S. since Donald Trumpās election has energized the nationās largest socialist organization, which has tripled in size over the last year to claim more than 19,000 dues-paying members. Thatās a record for the DSA, which was founded in 1982.
āPeople really felt that they had to do something to combat the incoming Trump administration,ā said David Duhalde, the deputy director of the Democratic Socialists of Americaās national leadership, which helps coordinate chapters spread across 40 states. āWeāre not only somebody you can resist Trump with, weāre somebody you can build a better world with.ā
Thereās no doubt that the grassroots group forms only a small part of Americaās swelling ranks of activists. The American Civil Liberties Union amassed hundreds of thousands of new members after Trumpās victory. The fast-growing and liberal-centric āIndivisibleā movement claims 4,500 associated groups compared with the 121 chapters of the Democratic Socialists of America. As far as political parties go, California alone boasts 8.7 million registered Democrats.
But unabashed socialism hasnāt had this big of a voice in American politics in decades, and many leftists say they feel energized.
Seeing red: Membership triples for the Democratic Socialists of America
