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Join the DSA. 😘
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Anonymous 17h

Each chapter’s engagement varies a lot by area and can vary year to year. However, it’s still worth it to be a member as that allows you to both shape the future of the organization (nationally and locally) and connects you with other people and organizations in your area that may be doing work that is more specific to your needs/interests/talents. There currently aren’t other groups with the same centralizing of leftist resources as DSA.

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Anonymous 21h

#watdatmean

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Anonymous 11h

You misspelled PSL

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Anonymous 19h

More like sit and read books while pretending you do something important

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 20h

Democratic socialists of America

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 20h

thank you i love you

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 17h

“Reading is unproductive” is literally the most conservative slop take holy shit 😭 Ppl like u are single-handedly aiding billionaires in the destruction of humanity. Knowledge is power.

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 17h

Never said it was unproductive, it’s just that that’s quite literally all most chapters do then pat themselves on the back for it

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 17h

Theory and praxis are nothing if you don’t apply them but go ahead and put more words in my mouth

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 9h

Why are you getting upvoted for twisting their words? You did the waffles thing 💀 The OP never said reading was unproductive, they’re upset that a lot of chapters ONLY read rather than actually trying to accomplishing things in their local communities.

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 8h

Reading is not unproductive, and nobody said that it was. Reading lit is an important part of dsa AND at the same time, when the org that's supposed to be out bettering our communities is ONLY reading lit internally, it's frustrating. Especially when people are suggesting important actions like canvassing for abortion rights when they're on the ballot, building support for community members, and contacting our local officials to form bonds with them, and it's all getting heavy opposition

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Anonymous replying to -> #5 8h

I think 3 has a valid criticism when ALL we do as a chapter is read. Don’t twist their words

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 5h

Who is reading and dictating these comments for you?

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 5h

the purple socialists of liechtenstein, of course...

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