Socialist Progressives

socialist_n_TN

(11,481 posts) Tue Apr 26, 2016, 12:22 PM Apr 2016

Well, I guess it's a function of popularity.........

We're at 368 members now in our little Kaffeeklatch and more and more people in general are becoming open to the "socialist" label, that you can now consider yourself to be "socialist" if you're to the left of Donald Trump. That's NOT how it works folks. Nobody can stop you from calling yourself a "socialist" while supporting capitalism and empire, but it don't mean you is one.

Congrats to all who got us to this point as a group though. 368 members in a socialist group is not too shabby for a left(?)-reformist web site.

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Well, I guess it's a function of popularity......... (Original Post) socialist_n_TN Apr 2016 OP

lol re left of Donald Trump is a socialist - TBF Apr 2016 #1

Only by self-identification T...... socialist_n_TN Apr 2016 #4

I want to hold a class ... TBF Apr 2016 #5

Hi. How do I join your group? oldandhappy Apr 2016 #2

You can click to subscribe and TBF Apr 2016 #3

TBF

(32,017 posts)

1. lol re left of Donald Trump is a socialist -

Reply to socialist_n_TN (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 12:27 PM

Apr 2016

oy vey. I'm gonna need a big cup of coffee before I come back to this. And Starry is at work. The SOP stays as is for now and we will iron out the details.

Thanks for weighing in.

socialist_n_TN

(11,481 posts)

4. Only by self-identification T......

Reply to TBF (Reply #1)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 02:22 PM

Apr 2016

That's also a function of popularity. That doesn't mean that you or I would recognize them as "socialist".

TBF

(32,017 posts)

5. I want to hold a class ...

Reply to socialist_n_TN (Reply #4)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 03:39 PM

Apr 2016

but I guess that is my purpose in here. I will see what I can do to find some introductory stuff that will be helpful so folks aren't so confused.

oldandhappy

(6,719 posts)

2. Hi. How do I join your group?

Reply to socialist_n_TN (Original post)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 12:50 PM

Apr 2016

I never joined a group before. I was kicked out of the clinton group when I did not know I was even in it! Was just posting a response to a comment. Anyway. How does this work? I have been looking for a progressive group. Maybe there is more than one progressive group? Dunno. Thank you.

TBF

(32,017 posts)

3. You can click to subscribe and

Reply to oldandhappy (Reply #2)

Tue Apr 26, 2016, 01:22 PM

Apr 2016

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Just post in here. Most of us are socialists of various types.

ETA - Realized I should have been a little more detailed (in a hurry this morning). There's an orange button above that says "subscribe to group". This group will show up on your home page when you come to DU. Then you can click straight to it and read. There are other groups under activism that you might like to check out as well - there's an Occupy group for example. Many like-minded folks.

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