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What has the PSL done differently than other leftist organisations in the U.S. ,and the west more generally, that has allowed them to be so successful? (lemmygrad.ml)
submitted 2 months ago by borschtisgarbo@lemmygrad.ml to c/askchapo@hexbear.net
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They have seen a meteoric rise in recent years. Their sister/front organisations like ANSWER, Codepink, People's Forum, BTnews have all become household names. When I look at protests in the U.S., it seems so many of them are organised directly, or indirectly, by them. In comparison, organisations like the CPUSA or the DSA are lacking behind.

How and why?

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[โ€“] ZWQbpkzl@hexbear.net 16 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (13 children)

Of those "front organizations" the I only recognize is CodePink. I might have heard of People's Forum in passing and BT News doesn't even show up in google results. Even then CodePink are absolutely not a household name and seem like a sister organization. I haven't seen the PSL put forward any tactic beyond media attention. From Claudia's presidential run to showing up at protests with buckets of signs, everything the PSL seems to do is just media attention.

I'd love to be proven wrong. I'd love to see some evidence of PSL chapters supporting a union drive, or pressuring a local government to pass some policy, or some sponsoring some mutual aid effort, or any sort of direct action. I'd love there to be an ML organization that had a strategy beyond a protest to recruit burnout cycle.

[โ€“] CaliforniaSpectre@hexbear.net 2 points 2 months ago

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DI1-jQlTmTq

They are currently in Sacramento trying to get SB332 passed to help keep utilities costs low. I think PSL has a chance to be the real deal.

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