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Dems are libwashing democratic socialism now (thelemmy.club)
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Impact of the Democratic primaries: MS Now has been cutting back and forth to this bland-looking chart comparing democratic socialism to communism

https://x.com/maxwelltani/status/2085093695418667207

chart comparing democratic socialism to communism
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[–] 17 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I mean, this is very much my experience with DSA-types. Its libs that want social safety nets. Still a nice thing to vote for, but absolutely not what I would call socialist.

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  • [–] 22 points 1 month ago* (1 child)

    I’ve met a lot of different DSA members that range wildly. It depends on the person and on the local chapter.

    My local chapter has a bunch of Marxist Leninists in the leadership and a reading list indistinguishable from the reading list on this site.

    That philosophy part of the graphic also goes directly against DSA’s official position, which is to abolish capitalism.

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  • [–] 7 points 1 month ago

    The whole "DSA are bunch of libs" take is wildly outdated. There are ABSOLUTELY liberals/ideological social democrats in DSA, and it varies widely like you said.

    The people who rise to the leadership positions tend to be compatible in ideology to this site, though.

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