Tough_Jammy :
the confusion comes from the era of capitalism being the end of history. when the Soviet Union was liberalizing in the 1980s and collapsed in 1991, that began the era in which politicians can openly showcase apathy towards the working class, with policy that is blatantly against their interests and them saying the quiet part out loud. It was a slow burn, Reagan had to be charismatic, George w Bush had the justification of 9/11, but soon enough we get to Trump just openly saying Africans are low IQ and blatantly talking about stealing resources and controlling other countries, saying he doesn't care about quality of life decreasing. because of the Soviet Union and the United States competing, the United States had to adopt policy that would make socialism seem pointless. Now that those policies are being nerfed and taken away, making the case for socialism is easier, however because Americans have been told basic stuff is socialism, Americans view socialism as things that can occur under social democracy.
the issue with the dsa is the connection to the dnc, I see merit in democratic socialists raising class consciousness, but because of that connection to the democratic party, they get reeled in and fail when it comes to addressing imperialism, such as the nypd still working with Israel and mamdani keeping around zionists, thus what was initially anti zionism becomes liberal zionism.
2026-08-28 20:38:59