Kathianne
08-08-2019, 09:32 AM
Seriously, all of the Democrat candidates are socialists at least to a greater or lesser extent:
https://reason.com/2019/08/07/antifa-democratic-socialists-america-dsa/?amp&__twitter_impression=true
ANTIFA
Democratic Socialists of America Voted To Establish an Anti-Fascist Working Group. It Was Controversial.
Some DSAers were worried about being associated with antifa, but the motion passed 521–493.
ROBBY SOAVE | 8.7.2019 4:09 PM
It wasn't all jazz hands and pronoun-policing: Last week's Democratic Socialists of America convention also featured healthy and often heated debate over serious policy proposals—including a motion to convene an "anti-fascist working group," which passed by a narrow margin of 521–493.
The proposal "institutionalizes the fight against fascism as an official DSA initiative" and would "help drive collaboration and resource sharing to support our antifascist organizing, because we must fight exploitation, white supremacy, and patriarchy," according to its supporters.
Current Affairs' Nathan Robinson, a leftist writer who attended the convention, described the proposal as "deeply divisive." He writes:
proponents thought it was obvious that the DSA, as a group that was against fascism, should devote resources to figuring out how to stop fascism. Opponents believed it tied DSA too closely to the specific anti-fascist tendency known as Antifa, which could cause negative legal and safety consequences for DSA.
After it passed, Robinson spoke with one convention attendee who thought any association with antifa would make democratic-socialism a surefire loser in rural and conservative areas. Others thought supporting the work of anti-fascists was a no brainer.
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https://reason.com/2019/08/07/antifa-democratic-socialists-america-dsa/?amp&__twitter_impression=true
ANTIFA
Democratic Socialists of America Voted To Establish an Anti-Fascist Working Group. It Was Controversial.
Some DSAers were worried about being associated with antifa, but the motion passed 521–493.
ROBBY SOAVE | 8.7.2019 4:09 PM
It wasn't all jazz hands and pronoun-policing: Last week's Democratic Socialists of America convention also featured healthy and often heated debate over serious policy proposals—including a motion to convene an "anti-fascist working group," which passed by a narrow margin of 521–493.
The proposal "institutionalizes the fight against fascism as an official DSA initiative" and would "help drive collaboration and resource sharing to support our antifascist organizing, because we must fight exploitation, white supremacy, and patriarchy," according to its supporters.
Current Affairs' Nathan Robinson, a leftist writer who attended the convention, described the proposal as "deeply divisive." He writes:
proponents thought it was obvious that the DSA, as a group that was against fascism, should devote resources to figuring out how to stop fascism. Opponents believed it tied DSA too closely to the specific anti-fascist tendency known as Antifa, which could cause negative legal and safety consequences for DSA.
After it passed, Robinson spoke with one convention attendee who thought any association with antifa would make democratic-socialism a surefire loser in rural and conservative areas. Others thought supporting the work of anti-fascists was a no brainer.
...