{"id":533005,"date":"2022-12-31T16:36:47","date_gmt":"2022-12-31T13:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/democratic-socialists-push-holidays-recruitment\/"},"modified":"2022-12-31T16:36:47","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T13:36:47","slug":"democratic-socialists-push-holidays-recruitment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democratic-socialists-push-holidays-recruitment\/","title":{"rendered":"#Democratic Socialists push holidays recruitment"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2813d999c30\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2813d999c30\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/democratic-socialists-push-holidays-recruitment\/#%E2%80%9CDemocratic_Socialists_push_holidays_recruitment%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;Democratic Socialists push holidays recruitment&#8221;<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CDemocratic_Socialists_push_holidays_recruitment%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;Democratic Socialists push holidays recruitment&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft\">\n        <\/aside>\n<p>\u2018Tis the season \u2014 to read Das Kapital!<\/p>\n<p>The Big <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le\u2019s <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nycDSA\">chapter <\/a>of Democratic <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Social<\/a>ists of America unveiled a sneaky recruitment guide on Christmas Eve instructing loyalists on how to take advantage of holiday gatherings to \u201ctalk to \u2026 relatives about\u00a0socialism\u00a0&amp; bring them into DSA.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The far-left group \u2013 whose reach both citywide and nationally has grown in recent years with the rise of Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other Democratic socialist pols to elected office \u2013 released their directive through a<a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nycDSA\/status\/1606761510717513729\"> dozen social media posts<\/a>. They included illustrated, glossy drawings and even urged members to avoid using the dreaded \u201cS word\u201d so as not to repel capitalists too quickly.<\/p>\n<p>The posts suggested fellow socialists <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nycDSA\/status\/1606761543777095681\">\u201clead with empathy\u201d<\/a> and target family and friends <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nycDSA\/status\/1606761515314470913\">\u201cfed up with the way the system is set up<\/a> and running into frustrations of living in a capitalist world.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-02.jpg?w=666\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25189201\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1332 1332w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=998 999w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=666 666w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=333 333w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-02.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\"\/><figcaption>The DSA NYC holiday guide offered recruitment tips, including avoiding the term \u201csocialism\u201d to prevent repelling friends and family too quickly.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter @nycDSA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cNext, you want to sympathize and agitate, not argue!\u201d says <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nycDSA\/status\/1606761521958330368\">another tweet.<\/a> \u201cFind your common ground &amp; build from there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAvoid words like capital, ruling class, even socialism at first \u2014 focus on the concepts behind the words and how they reflect in real material conditions. Don\u2019t be afraid to share! How do your problems relate to theirs? Remind them they are not alone \u2014 this is OUR struggle,\u201d says <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nycDSA\/status\/1606761557890826241\">another tweet.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The tactics also include creating \u201ca shared vision of a better world: one where the people had the power!\u201d \u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-featured.jpg?w=1024\" alt=\"US Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez  of New York\" class=\"wp-image-25189206\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-featured.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1535 1536w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-featured.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/alexandria-ocasio-cortez-featured.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=512 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption>The rise of far-left politicians like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has helped expand DSA\u2019s reach.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">ZUMAPRESS.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>And once a member feels they\u2019re close to locking up a target, the DSA suggests showing them \u201cwe\u2019re fighting for\u201d a better \u201cworld\u201d \u2013 and then bringing them to group meetings, protests and rallies.<\/p>\n<p>Brooklyn Councilman Ari Kagan, who grew up in Belarus under Soviet Union rule, said he was flabbergasted after seeing the DSA campaign and questioned whether those pushing it really know about the hardships that come with living in a socialist society.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey should be ashamed of themselves for sending something like this out during the holiday season,\u201d said Kagan, a former Democrat who switched to Republican last month in part because he felt the Democratic Party was shifting too left.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"609\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-03.jpg?w=609\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25189203\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1218 1218w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=913 913w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=609 609w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=304 304w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-03.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\"\/><figcaption>DSA\u2019s campaign astounded Brooklyn Councilman Ari Kagan, who grew up in Belarus under Soviet Union rule.<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter @nycDSA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cYes we have a lot of problems in America, but socialism isn\u2019t the answer. I am a refugee from a socialist country. I remember standing in line for shoes for hours. Who are they trying to fool?\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHolidays are about wishing people health and happiness. Not something like this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Michael Rectenwald, a \u201cwokeism\u201d critic and retired liberal arts professor at New York University, said it\u2019s \u201cironic\u201d that the DSA\u2019s holiday membership drive relied on \u201ccapitalist advertising techniques\u201d \u2013 including tapping into social media \u2014 \u201cto sell socialist ideology.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"700\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-05.jpg?w=700\" alt=\"Screenshot of DSA NYC Twitter recruitment guide\" class=\"wp-image-25189591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1400 1400w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=1050 1050w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=700 700w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all&amp;w=350 350w, https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2022\/12\/nysdsa-tweets-05.jpg?quality=75&amp;strip=all 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\"\/><figcaption>DSA NYC advised members to target family members and friends who are tired of capitalism<\/figcaption><figcaption><span class=\"credit\">Twitter @nycDSA<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also ripped the DSA for recommending its members not use\u00a0the word \u201csocialism\u201d while soliciting new members, alleging they\u2019re shrewdly using this tactic \u201cbecause of the failures of socialism worldwide and the disasters that have precipitated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>On Christmas Day, the chapter retweeted the earlier guidance for recruiting but included red rose emoji symbolizing the socialist movement and a <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nycDSA\/status\/1607015103559335936\">new message:<\/a> \u201cHappy hanukkah &amp; merry christmas to all the comrades who celebrate.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Jeremy Cohan, co-chair of city\u2019s DSA chapter, blew off the criticism.<\/p>\n<p>Christmas is \u201ca holiday about giving to the poorest and recognizing the poorest and giving gifts to others,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s baked into the story of Christmas itself: the manger, they cant\u00a0find somewhere to stay \u2014 that sounds pretty damn socialist.\u201d\n                        <\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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