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CPUSA leader Joe Sims tell members to Vote for Biden to stop Trump and the CPUSA officially condemns Hamas with visit of the Communist Party of Israel. CPUSA's 32nd Convention

Joe Simps for the D biden-horror : CPUSA co-chair Sims: Fighting fascist threat a top priority Peoples world Article

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CHICAGO – “The battle lines are clear. We’re fighting a fascist danger at home and a genocidal war abroad. And to defeat the danger at home, we’ve got to defeat the war abroad.” CPUSA co-chair Joe Sims gave this warning on June 7, as he keynoted the 32nd National Convention of the Communist Party USA.

Sims also spoke of the “raw racism at the very heart of MAGA,” and added, “Immigrants are a special target.

“First, they tried the wall,” Sims said of Trump’s scheme to keep migrants from entering the U.S. across the Mexican border. “Then the Muslim ban, now they’re planning concentration camps. That’s right, we said it. And if they come for immigrants in the morning, they’re damn sure coming for us at noon.

But we’re not at fascism yet, of course, Sims said. And that moment of respite – for however long it lasts – means that for now, “There is room for struggle. Let us use that space to fight for a ceasefire in Gaza and for an end to the war in Ukraine. Let us use it to stop the expansion of NATO, end the blockade of Cuba, and bring the Cold War against China to a close.

He then turned to the historic question the Communist movement has always asked, “What, then, is to be done?”

you are not him dennis-stare

As Sims spoke to wild peals of applause, he said, “On the one side, there’s the ruling class forces of white supremacy and MAGA pulling the country apart. On the other, there’s the working-class forces of democracy pulling the country together.”

Link to @Alaskaball@hexbear.net take on Joe Sims tailism

SSettler KKKolonial Unity amerikkkaunityisntrael : The Communist Party of Israel greets CPUSA's 32nd Convention twitter

In which the CPI blames Hamas for the Gaza war, denounces the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood (i guess palestinians just have to get used to dying) and washes the hands of the israeli state by claiming that its netanyahoo the problem and not the State of ISSael itself

how do you manage to be on the Right of the DSA??

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  • How does the U.S. fail in every way to have some sort of strong communist party. Each large one has so many issues and some are just too small or are clones of larger orgs. We've reached the point where a consistently red star controlled DSA is the best bet for a communist org, and while that's not a bad thing, DSA as a whole is still filled with libs.

    • 100-ish years of the feds doing their best to prevent such a party from existing.

    • I would say both the PSL and the FRSO are doing decent but yea in size the DSA marxist caucuses do seem to have the most reach and influence

      • I feel like PSL and FRSO could have some potential, but they seem to have the same political line (not a bad thing) and (in my opinion) PSL leans way too hard into electoral politics (unlike FRSO). It's expensive to campaign and run a candidate, and I feel like there are better ways to spend that money. I also worry that they could eventually turn into trots or socdems in order to pick up voters, though I would prefer if they could grow without that happening. Maybe one day some sort of coalition could form between a Marxist DSA, PSL, and FRSO (possibly even a merger) but the odds of that happening are so slim with the leftist tendency for orgs to split themselves into oblivion.

        • I'm not opposed to a bit of electoralism but I think electoralism on the national level is a doomed project for the left, local and state level politics are what we need to focus on

          • Definetly, local elections can matter and do make a difference for communities. They're also easier to win, especially in smaller communities. Locally, it's possible for a party can gain popular support through other organizing efforts rather than just campaigning and asking people to vote for socialism.

        • We have no interest or illusions that the presidential campaign is going to lead to electoral success. That's not what it's for. It's a platform to spread communist messages and build the party. We do very little other electoral campaigning.

          • I know that they probably know they have no chance of winning, but there seems to be so much effort go get on the ballot, which is using resources that (again, my opinion) I feel could be better used otherwise. I believe they have good social media outreach (though I'm not on anything else but Hexbear, so someone correct me if I'm wrong), but they could be doing more with how much it costs to run a campaign and get on the ballot in the first place. Now I won't pretend I know what else they do, as it's hard to tell, and no investigation no right to speak, but it really does make me anxious, as history proves that electoral parties tend to de-radicalize in pursuit of votes, and I don't believe PSL would be an exception, even if it was to spread communist/socialist messages. I may be completely wrong on this, but I only see their electoral campaigning, and I saw them at a protest. Like I said, I'm not on social media, so I don't know if they try to educate people overall, but their effort right now seems to be on the electoral campaign and getting on the ballots for different states. I have also heard from others that they tend to go to protests, speak on socialism, market their candidates, and then leave. Many people seem to have better experiences with, and prefer, the presence of DSA overall (this did not seem to be dependent on if they were more radical members or not, and how radical the orgs were did not seem to be a factor). Again I am not sure and I have not seen any of this myself, but it does leave an impression on me (and probably others) when I am actively looking into an org to join. This is all based on my own personal experience and research, and as of right now I feel like my time would be much better spent in DSA, as long as my local chapter aren't straight-up AOC liberals.

            I want PSL to succeed, but I have a hard time believing that they will. Pushing themselves as a party to elect seems like an idea that could work in the short term until they fade into obscurity for another 4 years. It's one that I feel could possibly result in some temporary fame or success, but one that would quickly fall flat as soon as the election ended, and they no longer aggressively pushed messaging with the lack of a platform to do so.

            • The electoral campaign isn't expensive because we don't have any money in the first place. Its two people occasionally traveling around the country and otherwise entirely local work done by members and volunteers.

              We fundamentally are not an electoral party. The vast majority of our work is non-electrical and the campaign's purpose is to amplify that, not the other way around.

              I have also heard from others that they tend to go to protests, speak on socialism, market their candidates, and then leave.

              Literally yesterday a PSL organized protest brought out 100k people to DC and physically surrounded the white house. We do not show up and co-opt - we are the ones that organize in the first place.

              • How did I not see that had happened, that's a lot of people to get in one place for that kind of organized protest effort! I'm looking for information, and of course mainstream media is vague and lib-coded, but it got their attention, so that's a win. Also:

                Does PSL often work with other orgs like DSA and/or FRSO, or do they tend to stick to themselves?

                What's the plan for after the election? I know you clarified that they do other things, and the campaign amplifies those things, but what happens when they no longer have that amplification? How do they plan to keep up the momentum? I hope this (or any of this) doesn't come off as rude, I'm genuinely curious and I don't know a lot about how PSL operates.

                • How did I not see that had happened, that's a lot of people to get in one place for that kind of organized protest effort! I'm looking for information, and of course mainstream media is vague and lib-coded, but it got their attention, so that's a win.

                  Yeah they would much rather not report but we are able to pull big enough numbers for these nationwide calls that they can't entirely ignore it.

                  Does PSL often work with other orgs like DSA and/or FRSO, or do they tend to stick to themselves?

                  We have a few nationwide relationships that are very strong. Most prominent is with Palestinian Youth Movement, who we coordinate with at the national and local levels all over the country. Individual branches develop relationships based on their particular conditions. My branch has a good relationship with local DSA and cooperates with them on some Palestine work. There's no local FRSO that I'm aware of so I can't say about that. As a rule we try to avoid beefing with other orgs.

                  What's the plan for after the election? I know you clarified that they do other things, and the campaign amplifies those things, but what happens when they no longer have that amplification? How do they plan to keep up the momentum? I hope this (or any of this) doesn't come off as rude, I'm genuinely curious and I don't know a lot about how PSL operates.

                  So far our work on Palestine has been far more significant for the growth of our profile and party than the campaign. We work on every struggle that affects the working class and the consistency and strength of our political position, organizing capacity, and internal training program (candidacy) are the reason for our success. We'll continue to do that work. For example, my branch right now is:

                  • continuing to organize for Palestine as part of a local coalition that includes PYM, DSA, USPCN, and some entirely local groups; we are targeting our county for divestment and organizing with healthcare workers for solidarity actions

                  • doing a series of Pride events focused on reclaiming the radical anti-imperialist history of pride - marches, educational panels, etc

                  • organizing black-brown solidarity between working class black folks and Palestinians

                  • running renovations for a local African American Museum in poor condition that is too radical to receive foundation support

                  • operating our physical location, the Liberation Center, as a community space and citywide activist hub

                  • doing clerical support for an AIM run Native American museum

                  • running three separate Juneteenth marches with different focuses, including one that's queer focused

                  • planning for some [redacted] labor organizing

                  • utilizing links between the local Puerto Rican community (of which many members are a part) and the island to build a socialist independence movement

                  • and a few local members are in Cuba on solidarity work as we speak

                  That's just presently ongoing work - we have done tons of other stuff the last few months, including student encampment support (our members were the first to get arrested) and carrying out a successful ballot access petitioning campaign in coordination with other branches in our state.

              • I was reading about this protest, and I'll be honest it wasn't obvious to me (maybe I just missed it) that the PSL was involved. Which, to me, strikes me as a messaging issue (again I have so little time, so maybe I just missed it). But even ignoring that I definitely get better vibes from PSL vs CPSUSA.

                • We were deeply involved on every level of planning, staffing, and communication. We don't blast it out because (despite the accusations) that is the opposite of how we operate. But it was my local branch that organized our city's bus caravan and PSL folks doing all the support work - street leadership, A/V, security, and a big chunk of the speakers.

                  • That's really awesome to hear! Is there a prevailing thought behind working behind the scenes as opposed to advertising the org with the event?

                    • For these huge national events it's under the ANSWER coalition, of which we are the largest but not only member. They are the name on the tin for that stuff because we are working in concert with other ANSWER members. And we are explicit about PSL involvement, it's just not the lead org. Local stuff we always put our name on.

        • Also, anecdotally, PSL members seem to spend a lot of irl time discussing their electoralist projects. I think electoralism is a valid vehicle but don't think it's strategic to dedicate that much attention to it.

    • In contrast to my perception of CPUSA, DSA hasn't devolved into false demcent (i.e. "bureaucratic centralism"). While DSA has big problems (and needs more centralism), it does actually have sufficient internal democracy necessary to engage in two line struggle, because of that it has the potential (however small) to build consensus among the US left cross-tendency.

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