# Democratic Socialists of America (DSA)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-socialists-of-america-dsa/1010264>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Tags:** trump\
**Created:** [November 14, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-socialists-of-america-dsa/1010264 "2024-11-14T22:30:38Z")\
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**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\
**Post date:** [November 15, 2024, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/democratic-socialists-of-america-dsa/1010264/10 "2024-11-15T14:48:39Z")

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Regardless of the (de-)merits of DSA, anyone such as the OP who is worried about getting on some shit list needs to read this post:

> [@Surprises coming for voters for the Leopards-Eating-Faces Party](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/surprises-coming-for-voters-for-the-leopards-eating-faces-party/1010166/177):
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> Josh Marshall, gifted link: During harrowing times some people become overwhelmed and even lose hope. It’s not a one-way progress. Almost everyone has their moments. But there’s a particular kind of militant doomerism afoot at the moment. Any discussions of next steps in the battle against Trumpism or the preservation of civic democracy, any suggestions or strategies, are met with a chorus of, “don’t you get how it worked under Hitler and Stalin!!?!” Or “don’t you know rules don’t matter to Do…

The moment you find yourself worrying about getting on a shit list is the moment the terrorists have won. Or at least won their battle to own _you_. Don’t let them do that.

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