H A S A N 2018: a nihilist alternative for EBDSA (a campaign statement)
I D O N T I D E N T I F Y A S:
male
an #organizer
horizontalist (just dont tase me, bro)
liberal, socialist, communist, anarchist, or post-leftist: these categories arent exclusive or uniform (ur thinking of zodiac signs)
E X C I T E D ™
a whyte PoC
heard
represented
a troll
I D O N T B E L I E V E I N:
a whyte working class
the future
non-reformist reformism
humanism
whyte PoC
whatever the opposite of “horizontalism” is
spontaneous revolution: literally nobody does
democracy, socialism, or america…at least not like that
educating, outreaching, or organizing fascists
the 60s as a high point in american politics (id be dead)
quantifying progress, success, or the total sum of global oppression at any given time
politics that center respectability, standard-of-living, efficiency, or unity instead of P O W E R
W H A T I W O N T D O:
allow EBDSA to become a green zone for “activist” gentrifiers in O A K L A N D
allow EBDSA to become a base for labor extraction or dishonest infiltration by outside groups (especially centrists)
allow EBDSA to contribute to a populist “red-brown coalition” between socialists and fascists through the common ground of “working class” I D E N T I T Y
allow EBDSA to maintain unnecessary distance from neighboring chapters
allow EBDSA to neglect chapter members who have been arrested
allow EBDSA to use external organizing to hide outright conservative internal politics or vice versa
allow EBDSA to ignore or dismiss ongoing resistance projects in the East Bay such as The Village, Defend Aunti Frances, rapid response to ICE raids, anti-fascist organizing, Anti-Police Terror Project, Black Lives Matter, R I O T S, mutual aid, court support/anti-repression, direct action against gentrification, solidarity with Reem’s and Hasta Muerte…or accuse them of “dividing the left” because they arent one of our two pet projects
W I N…but that shouldnt stop me…or anyone
because the storm is already here
what are your battles and whom are you fighting?
i want to know
GOT Q U E S T I O N S? Slide in my DMs. @dsa_hasan on Twitter
FAQ and more statements coming shortly…
EDITED: To correct my Twitter handle and to replace “entryism” with “infiltration” because of the former’s historically anti-Trotskyist connotations. I am not a Trotskyist, but I also don’t want to target or chill the rights of the specific Trotskyists in our organization because they have all been open and accountable regarding their vision for the chapter and the org, and ready to have honest and constructive discussions about it. I feel like our relationships with them are collaborative and fair. They’re not the problem.
