I’ve seen 2 responses to this: “Hell yeah deliberative endorsement” and “This is an exercise in futility, it’s AOC or nothin”. Both are true. We should do it anyway because DSA will exist after 2028 and it’s crucial that we have muscle memory for party democracy on this question
@peakcapitolism These don't require dropping everything but they do require some modifications and reemphasizes the importance of internationalism.
There are also new global threats that didn't exist pre-WW2 like climate change and nuclear war.
@peakcapitolism The main difference now from earlier periods is that the entire system is globalized and has a hegemon. A secondary difference is that crises are partially stabilized by military kensianism. The related third is the service economy in the imperial core.
People are getting so mad at my (imo very measured) take! When will you people learn that swearing off any criticism of a politician you like makes them worse!!
@NiSiv4 Well the issue wasn't that China would do that, it's that the US was planning to stage a provocation then, but our military got itself into a quagmire in Ukraine and Israel and depleted its resources.
@barbarismcrit the beginning is you have to cut out the rot at the top, when they stop getting drip fed the worst propaganda the problem may get slightly more manageable
@NerdeenKiswani one good thing is that since he's dsa endorsed he is bound to the red lines in resolution 22 from our last convention which endorsed the ‘al-Thawabit’ principles https://t.co/MlX9EnItfJ
@Andrea__Mass@johanstrauss89@barbarismcrit i think utilities are a bad idea because they will instantly impact people. logistics sector will cause immediate pain to the government and business sector but delayed impact on regular people and maybe almost none if it is short.