For one the rev workers are super super new (like one year old basically). And then they follow a trotskyist line, which usually means they are anti-AES. Because the party is so young I haven’t seen how their line manifests in practice, so I’m in the wait and see mode. One thing that makes me a bit sceptical also is that the party seems to revolve around Kshama as a political figure, which can be a problem long term.

[–] Antiwork@hexbear.net 9 points 2 months ago (2 children)

It sucks. They're awful. She refuses to build a socialist org that brings others to positions of leadership, it's all cult of personality

[–] starkillerfish@hexbear.net 6 points 2 months ago

What is it with the Pacific Northwest and cult of personality socialist orgs

[–] Pergoss@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

There was a time when her former group was running multiple candidates, but it didn't work out

[–] Jaclope@hexbear.net 4 points 2 months ago

Thanks for the viewpoint I appreciate it. I'll definitely bring up some concerns about the focus on Sawant, especially since the party is seemingly against career politican types. I did really like Sawant when she was on city council here back in the 2010's, so I'm interested