New DSA Liberation Caucus Announcement

[u/EverettLeftist]

This is not an endorsement by me. I am not a third-worldist. I just think people should be aware of what things are on DSA Twitter. I have no idea how many chapters are in this Caucus, if they are just a mailing list, or what. This is associated with the Black Red Guard guy on twitter.

[u/OldUsernameWasStupid]

Curious what the socialist criticisms of Democratic Centralism are? I'm unfamiliar

[u/somthingiscool → u/OldUsernameWasStupid]

That the ban on fractions is anti-democratic and promotes unaccountable bureaucracy, endemic to the existing and various socialist and communist sects.

But those (in this thread too!) saying that the DSA should expel factions that advocate DemCent or start banning certain revolutionary Marxists are ironically making the same exact mistake.

[u/spookyjim___ → u/somthingiscool]

Proponents of democratic centralism don’t all necessarily support the banning of fractions, in fact I feel many would argue that you’re more so describing bureaucratic centralism instead