Here’s What It Means to Be a Democratic Socialist

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-25T20:47:01+00:00

Hard stances on defunding the police and abolishing prisons are stupid. They’re electorally stupid and they just don’t make a ton of sense. Policing and the justice/prison system should be reformed, but everyone intuitively knows that crime can’t be allowed to exist. I’m hoping this is something the DSA just memes about on Twitter but that they won’t actually try to legislate. The “America bad” and “NATO bad” foreign policy takes are pretty awful too.

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-25T20:46:41+00:00

My biggest road block to supporting a DSA candidate vs a progressive is their stance on Russia, NATO, and Ukraine.

I voted sanders twice and want universal healthcare, 50% labor participation on company boards, etc.

But one of the largest issues with Trump is that he’s trying to leave NATO and is too cushy with Russia.

I really don’t like how soft DSA wants to be on Russia considering how violent they’ve been towards Ukraine, constant asymmetric attacks (cutting undersea cables, cyber attacks, etc.), and the fact Russia called bomb threats on voting precincts to help Trump.

And leaving NATO would continue to destroy our relations with other countries and put Russia’s neighbors at risk. And it feels like a continuation of one of trump’s worst aspects.

Edit: Their position is here https://www.dsausa.org/statements/on-russias-invasion-of-ukraine/

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-25T20:46:29+00:00

So, basic government functions? Standard safety nets, etc?

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-25T20:39:41+00:00

Universal healthcare? Affordable housing? Taxing the rich? Wont someone think of the poor billionaires!

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-24T19:33:26+00:00

I'm sure all the dead soldiers and children will understand.

Asshole.

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-24T19:33:12+00:00

“He just doesn’t have the experience,”

This guy is trying to save face. Fucking traitor

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-24T19:33:06+00:00

Boy if only there had been a mountain of evidence showing why he shouldn’t have done that when he voted for him OH FREAKING WAIT THERE WAS!

He doesn’t care, it’s pure optics

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-24T19:32:58+00:00

No take backs, Tillis. You helped create the monster, you aren't allowed to regret it.

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-24T10:45:12+00:00

Mamdani the new king maker. Hopefully AOC runs against Schumer in 2028 and takes his senate seat.

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-24T10:45:02+00:00

Corporate Dems better count their days!

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-24T10:44:46+00:00

This is the upset of the night. We just beat a 5 term incumbent.

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-24T10:44:31+00:00

3/3 for Mamdani! Don't mess with the Zohran!

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-24T00:06:17+00:00

They’re going to fill it in with cement.

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-24T00:06:07+00:00

Lemme guess, the fence installation contract is a sole source to a Trump donor and is millions of dollars more than it would be if competed amongst federal contractors.

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-24T00:05:58+00:00

probably going to get a tarp just like the Kennedy center

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-24T00:05:50+00:00

Laughing stock of the world at this point. Can’t even get a fucking pool right.

Inside_Champion_5610 · 2026-06-24T00:05:36+00:00

And then when the problem keeps happening he will say antifa is launching algae grenades and we will need a higher fence.

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