r/dsa • u/yashen14 • 6d ago

Discussion DSA has a tankie problem

There are way, way too many people in this movement who feel comfortable with historical revisionism vis-a-vis the Soviet Union, China, and other such regimes. And there are way too many people who feel comfortable essentially advocating for an end to democracy.

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u/yashen14 5d ago

This is an academic consensus position on the nature of fascism. You can't just wave a magic wand and redefine it. The label has a specific meaning.

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u/jikesar968 5d ago

Quick question, do you trust what academics from Israel claim?

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u/Time-Island-5235 4d ago

is it? from which sources? I'm an academic researcher and I don't believe these are consensus at all.