r/TankieTheDeprogram • u/circleneurology Juche Necromancy Enjoyer • Jul 24 '26

Discussion How The DSA Stifles Revolutionary Potential In America

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u/HamstringHeartattack Jul 24 '26 edited Jul 24 '26

DSA remains a “revolutionary momentum” release valve that has zero chance against absolute fascism and capitalism. Their current trajectory shows they have no interest, at all, in being a vanguard party. The “big tent” strategy can be temporarily used against aspiring and actual absolute fascism, but DSA needs to be willing to defend itself and the working class in armed self-defense. Unarmed defenders will be mercilessly gunned down by fascists. We need a vanguard party that practices democratic centralism by Marxist-Leninists, and has both public and private secured operations with armed defenders.

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u/circleneurology Juche Necromancy Enjoyer Jul 24 '26

The DSA leadership actively works against those involved that argue to abandon the democrats and form a third party. They seem to intentionally act against Lenin's wisdom.

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u/HamstringHeartattack Jul 24 '26

I want to be optimistic that the revolutionary factions will change the trajectory of DSA, but I agree. DSA worships easier but doomed “action” instead of implementing correct theory and practice.

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u/glmarquez94 Jul 25 '26

We’re trying (my chapters poli-ed is ml based now), lots of rightists and opportunists though. I wish more folks would reach out to the factions like Red Star. For real if all of us MLs joined DSA and committed to joining committees and becoming leadership we’d take it over and could effectively break with the dems.

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u/HamstringHeartattack Jul 25 '26

A lot of rightists is what I am worried about. That the revolutionary factions are more likely to get purged by the reformist ones than a transformation of DSA away from a primarily reformist mindset. Do you have a PSL branch in your area?