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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez rejoins DSA after membership lapse of seven years (www.theguardian.com)

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The 36-year-old New York representative and one of the country’s most prominent democratic socialists renewed her membership in the group’s national organization after reports emerged earlier this month that it had lapsed. Ocasio-Cortez initially joined the group in 2018.

In a statement on Tuesday night, the DSA announced: “Democratic Socialists of America confirms Rep Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a member in good standing of our organization, having recently rejoined in August 2026,” according to a report in City & State New York.

It added: “Previously, the representative joined DSA in 2018 with a one-year membership, which DSA’s national leadership recently noticed had lapsed, in 2019. She has since renewed her membership as of this month.”

The DSA said it decided to disclose Ocasio-Cortez’s membership details amid reports that she could run for president in the next election cycle.

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[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 84 points 2 days ago (3 children)

Only the left could take one of the leading progressive candidates reasserting progressive priorities and make it a huge problem.

Purity destroys all.

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago (3 children)

The left eats itself, but only faster than the right does. I thought the left might unite under the threat of fascism, but this thread shows that the far left and the far right just want most of the world dead. They want revenge, not solutions.

I increasingly feel that the only way to pull out of this is a new centrism. The opposite of neoliberalism, focusing on human rights, living wages, and liveable spaces. Environmentalism too, if that is even possible anymore. Basically things that are hard for anyone to deny the value of.

[–] Cris_Citrus@piefed.zip 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Those things are all leftist positions 😅 to me it just sounds like you hate the culture and attitude of chronically online leftists. Which is really fucking understandable, I can see how their behavior and rhetoric would be alienating

But leftist political ideology is about building a society that structurally supports all of the things youre talking about. Because when you build a society that is supposed to support those things under capitalism there will always be a structural conflict with those causes (neoliberalism IS about trying to build those things under capitalism. It has not worked out great).

Those things are expensive and make no money. The position of leftists is that capitalism is structurally at odds with the outcomes you care about, and that we need to build a world that is structurally aligned with those causes.

But yes, chronically online leftists are generally interpersonally immature, spiteful assholes, and are unfortunately not super fun to be in community with in online spaces.

[–] Pronell@lemmy.world -1 points 2 days ago

I am lucky enough to live in Minnesota, where we already prioritize green spaces, and all those leftist values are generally centrist. And yes, the rest of the comment is directed at those in the thread who call us racist Nazis for being Americans who dare resist.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 9 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

opposite of neoliberalism, focusing on human rights, living wages, and liveable spaces. Environmentalism too

you mean exactly like leftism?

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml -3 points 2 days ago

I'd ask how thats different from leftism, but I already know the answer: under your version, they only apply to westerners

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

you misspelled zionism

(and democrats are not leftists)

[–] tabarnaski@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)

If enough Democrats adopt real leftist policies, they might be.

Parties do change over time. Politics is all about debate and consensual change.

[–] umbrella@lemmy.ml 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

they won't. democrats are literally part of the establishment and there's no debating your way out of it.

evil people won't suddenly apologize to everyone and stop being evil.

[–] BrainInABox@lemmy.ml -2 points 2 days ago

It's hard to come back from supporting genocide