The best chance to build a movement to fight Trump's attacks on free speech, immigrants, and universities is to defend immigrants, especially those like Mahmoud
Arun, I Agree completely! The demonstrations of thousands for Mahmoud Khalil here in NYC are good examples of that kind of united front you are talking about in who comes on them, and even who speaks (not just Palestine Youth Movement, but NY Immigration Coalition, JVP, DSA, other socialist groups, Civil Liberties people, staff from Columbia who knew him, etc.) but there is not open democratic space to go afterwards and plan to build a bigger demo, how to bring in your union, or other next steps. Socialist groups like PSL who can call a large gathering don't want democratic decision making or politics out of their control. And I've heard a lot of DSA people call the far-left "sectarian," but they are institutionally just as sectarian in not wanting to work with other groups, ignoring movements on the street, thinking they are big enough to run things their way and bring interested activists into their elecoral campaigns. The people at Tempest Collective have also been talking about that need for open democratic movement spaces. Question is, what groups could we initially bring together to make such a call, it can not just come from one group or individual? I'd be glad to take part.
Nice sentiment, but you will find no effective help in the DSA. They were infiltrated long ago by things like the FBI, and won't even expel establishment shills like Bernie Sanders and AOC from their ranks.
They're just another adjunct to the worthless Democratic Party, where progressive causes go to die.
You'd have better luck appealing to Trump voters by waving the Gadsden flag and saying "Don't tread on me." They're far less indoctrinated than anyone who still votes Democrat.
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Arun, I Agree completely! The demonstrations of thousands for Mahmoud Khalil here in NYC are good examples of that kind of united front you are talking about in who comes on them, and even who speaks (not just Palestine Youth Movement, but NY Immigration Coalition, JVP, DSA, other socialist groups, Civil Liberties people, staff from Columbia who knew him, etc.) but there is not open democratic space to go afterwards and plan to build a bigger demo, how to bring in your union, or other next steps. Socialist groups like PSL who can call a large gathering don't want democratic decision making or politics out of their control. And I've heard a lot of DSA people call the far-left "sectarian," but they are institutionally just as sectarian in not wanting to work with other groups, ignoring movements on the street, thinking they are big enough to run things their way and bring interested activists into their elecoral campaigns. The people at Tempest Collective have also been talking about that need for open democratic movement spaces. Question is, what groups could we initially bring together to make such a call, it can not just come from one group or individual? I'd be glad to take part.
Nice sentiment, but you will find no effective help in the DSA. They were infiltrated long ago by things like the FBI, and won't even expel establishment shills like Bernie Sanders and AOC from their ranks.
They're just another adjunct to the worthless Democratic Party, where progressive causes go to die.
You'd have better luck appealing to Trump voters by waving the Gadsden flag and saying "Don't tread on me." They're far less indoctrinated than anyone who still votes Democrat.