What Does it Mean to Engage DSA SiO’s?: Moving Beyond Carrots and Sticks

by Andy C.

Did AOC change her position on military aid to Israel because of endorsement forums & insider relationships with DSA members, or because of mass political pressure?

In Andy C.’s debut essay, he argues that the real question isn't carrots and sticks, but independent political power: the ability of an organized socialist movement to shape public opinion, build mass support, and create the conditions that make alignment possible in the first place. On AOC, Zohran, anti-Zionism, DSA strategy, and why socialists may need to think beyond insider access.