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What has the PSL done differently than other leftist organisations in the U.S. ,and the west more generally, that has allowed them to be so successful? (lemmygrad.ml)

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They have seen a meteoric rise in recent years. Their sister/front organisations like ANSWER, Codepink, People's Forum, BTnews have all become household names. When I look at protests in the U.S., it seems so many of them are organised directly, or indirectly, by them. In comparison, organisations like the CPUSA or the DSA are lacking behind.

How and why?

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[-] [email protected] 29 points 2 months ago

My guess is they generally don't get involved with stupid infighting although I admit that's just a guess based on almost nothing

[-] [email protected] 32 points 2 months ago

The most severe infighting I've seen in PSL are cases involving harassment. It's a symptom of leftists in the US being overrepresented with younger, disaffected people who might not have the best social skills. So in direct terms, there are a lot of creeps who get involved in leftist stuff to get closer to women.

I don't remember which branches did this, but I remember accusations that some leadership members were sweeping away serious allegations of sexual harassment. I think a branch in Pennsylvania had a problem with a chaser? It's been years since I've thought or heard about this, sorry

[-] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago

This is probably true because they are a strict demcent, cadre based organization. They want quality over quantity of membership

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