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Are there any influential leftist organisations in the west? (lemmygrad.ml)

submitted 2 months ago by znsh@lemmygrad.ml to c/asklemmygrad@lemmygrad.ml

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Essentially the title. Are there any orgs that actually have any semblance of influence in the west or are at the very least gaining it?

If not, shout out your local orgs that you like if you have any.

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[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)

there are several, but all of the lack influence due to mainstream media blackout.

also, nearly all of them suffer from being captured by the mainstream loving masses; psl is probably the only one that hasn't.... yet

[+] Calfpupa@lemmy.ml -7 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

PSL is doing it's own questionable stuff

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

please say more about it

[–] Calfpupa@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

My understanding is that put a lot of pressure on members dues, have some kind yearly dues drive with a lot of social pressure to give something like 12% percent of your paycheck, and if you're unemployed they still pressure for $250 (it was the bottom cap for giving). They shame people that don't. My source is an ex-member, but this is a person I know personally and trust wouldn't say something that was a lie on purpose.

Other practices that I find concerning:

Chapter-to-chapter communication not allowed. Seems unhealthy that chapters can't communicate about their conditions and approaches to highlighting contradictions.
No contradiction agitating, only contradiction propaganda (per Lenin's WITBD differentiation)
Why so insular about general chapter bylaws? Lenin was interested in being secretive because of the persecution happening in Tsarist Russia; it was an adaption to their material conditions (people were being jailed for a lot less political activism than today).
Hot & Cold about coalitions: willing to drop out of a coalition if they don't feel like they're running the show, I've seen this happen in two different chapters so I assume this is their standard MO

[–] eldavi@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Considering the way that cpusa and socdems had been captured by the American government, it makes sense to that there precautions

[–] Calfpupa@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 months ago

Which of the list do you feel like appropriately guards against that?