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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

pressuring a local government to pass some policy,

My branch got two counties to divest from Israel bonds

[-] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

Hello? Based Department?

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

With respect to not dox, I'd love to see how that was accomplished.

[-] [email protected] 19 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Consistent pressure, building coalitions to lobby individual council members on the most relevant approaches, big public shaming media campaigns (Your tax dollars are funding genocide while they but education and transit, "progressive" county exec is responsible for genocide). We're hosting a statewide conference to help other counties achieve the same next month.

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