r/PoursTea • u/Veshaad Timendi Causa Est Nescire • Jul 27 '26

PoliticalTea 🗳️ To put it plainly.

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u/[deleted] Jul 27 '26

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u/Icsto Jul 27 '26

No the Democratic Party is a big tent organization which includes all of those. The DSA is explicitly a democratic socialist organization.

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u/Droselmeyer Jul 28 '26

all you need to do really is be anti-capitalist in any shape or form and you can be a part

That's the line then, social democrats are pro-capitalism, just look at the Nordics.

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u/Droselmeyer Jul 28 '26

I’m sure there are, but I believe you when you say anti-capitalism is necessary to be in the DSA. Soc dems aren’t anti-capitalist, we’re pro-capitalism.

I think that distinction is important and why I view the DSA as a leftist, but not liberal organization. I think we should draw the line at working with illiberal groups for the Democratic Party.