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As a former member of the old DSA who considered myself a bit to the left of its center, this kind of stuff is exactly why I decided not to join the new DSA, although I’m sure I would have been allied with you if I had. Good luck, Max!

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It's not easy to justify joining now, given the rut the organization has been driven into. I still think the brand is valuable and worth rescuing, though how that will happen is unclear.

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Lenin was reputed to have said: "Don't trust anybody under 30." (Or was it 35?) The DSA has become a children's crusade: no adult supervision, rife with intellectual acne. The "Democratic Socialist" brand indeed has real value, but the "DSA" brand is worth about as much as the "SDS" brand, for about the same reasons.

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Hi Zig. Agree on the children's crusade bit. There is a "democratic socialist" brand, which thanks to Bernie & co., is valuable, and a DSA brand which is not. Hopes remain that the twain can meet, in a good way.

Disagree on the SDS brand. Before the rise of misguided M-L factions, I think SDS might have become something truly great. Call me nostalgic if you like.

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