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You all may find this helpful. It is an anonymous open letter regarding the 2026 crisis within the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL). It analyzes the party's structural failures, the handling of the Marissa Sanchez case, and the rise of bureaucratic centralism. it is useful to anyone attempting to reform PSL or building something better. Please share this. https://vililith.substack.com/p/unity-without-struggle-a-structural

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[–] 10 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (3 children)

Curious to get some opinions: what, if anything, should non-members be doing about all of this?

I think it's reasonable to discuss informally in our own orgs & communities, to hopefully learn some lessons from it. Would the same apply to more open discussions (posting, articles, letters, or whatever) assuming it's done in a productive way? Is it best to let former/current PSL folks figure it out without added noise/pressure? Or is maintaining some amount of pressure useful?

What about for non-members working in coalitions and whatnot? Wait and see how things develop? At what point do they go on the "avoid as much as possible" list? I don't think they've reached that point yet, but that's the direction currently. Are we obliged to let them know publicly before things reach that point?

Edit: It really seems like their leadership is in serious denial. There are certain other orgs, who every new leftist is warned about by other organizers of other tendencies. It becomes the thing everyone knows about, the org everyone is warned about. And those orgs stop growing, turn inward, and become cult-like. It's how a lot of orgs end. And their leadership thinks they're preventing it, by repeating the exact steps that cause it.

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  • [–] [S] 16 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

    The members of the PSL are siloed into units and branches that can't communicate with each other. The purpose of this open letter is to circulate outside the party in organizations, group chats, internet forums, and social media then make its way to members all across the USA. Despite all its imperfections, a reformed PSL would benefit the movement and the class. Outside pressure and information dissemination would be helpful

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