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addresses the fact that Bowman is black, and that they are committed to to endorsing black voices that consistently fight on the side of oppressed people or whatever rhetoric you wanna put on it
this is an interesting point - i think this criticism wouldn't apply if they weren't calling for an action to happen about the endorsement? idk its kind of weird. like i dont know how to conceptualize "representatives" in a way that makes sense
like is bowman really apart of that chapter's community? nah not really even if he was at one point, now they have a completely different set of interests. and like if they are a representative for DSA, why should those being "represented" not have a say, regardless of location
also circling back to the point about bowman being black and alienating poc, i feel like at least in some minor way its pretty fucked to invoke this social justicey language at the expense of maintaining a stance on the issue
idk this is a little weird bc i struggle with a lot of the assumptions theyre operating with, but its interesting nonetheless
? he does "a lot" but doesn't vote no on that thing? lol i understand there are utilitarian ramifactions and blah blah but thats the issue lmao
lol wtf is this interaction - i feel like andrew gives decent enough of a take from within the framework. the reply is like "ok but if we sell out our values we can appeal to more people" yeah????
dude am i just too white wtf. like maybe im just coping, but your statements can be descriptively true but super shit prescriptively.
yea i think this again is consistent with what i would think within their framework. a lil too economically reductionist, esp with the "we need to be less white by reaching out to the working class" liiikeee yeaahhhh but youre ignoring a pretty big meme there duder.
i think drawing the line is the strong point tho, and the reasoning is just a bit meh in the middle
if not aesthetics then optics? lol. again i feel like this is just invoking the problem with electoralism, yes descriptively normie black voters will follow black politicians and have a bad taste in their mouth towards DSA, but in considering this net benefit meme youre
limiting and moderating your program. when this happens consistently you just become edgy libs - this is also frustrating bc im pretty sure this person said theyre new to leftism stuff which is fine! but idk like your perspective is important, esp in a super white group
but youre admittedly talking about things you don't have a ton of theorhetical/historical background, and are coming from being a progressive liberal, you gotta be aware that that will influence your analysis. bc this is exactly what prog libs would say, and why they get trapped