• cheese_greater@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Fuck ya yeah!

    Now thats

    • New York City (Mamdani)
    • Los Angeles (Nithya Raman)
    • Washington DC (Janeese Lewis George)

    Show em how its done DSA

    I would argue those are the three most significant cities in America , these will help the DSA to show what thry can deliver for America

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      9 days ago

      Worth mentioning that we also have a democratic socialist mayor here in Seattle–she’s just not a member of the organization.

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          As far as I’m aware, she doesn’t prefer to be bound by a label and prefers to follow her values whether they fit with a party/organization or not. She does not call herself a democratic socialist but has said that she doesn’t mind people doing so.

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            Do her values substantially depart from the well-known DSA ones like universal healthcare for example?

            Has she indicated at least being open to allying with them for that which she and DSA are at least ostensibly aligned?

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              1. No.

              2. I don’t know that it has come up because we do not have a substantial DSA presence here and I haven’t listened to/read every interview she’s done. However, she seems to be exceptionally pragmatic in trying to achieve her goals (sometimes to the displeasure of people who would prefer action without planning), so I would be surprised if the answer was that she is not open to doing so.

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      9 days ago

      Melat Kiros in CO-1 US House Rep as well, plus first GenZ woman to serve in Congress.

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    “Socialism” is no longer a scary word. That is something that I am going to celebrate.

    Make no mistake, the ultra wealthy are determined to make it scary again. It’s just extremely difficult with the amount of knowledge people have access to.