List of Democratic Socialists of America public officeholders

[JohnSJ]

112. Then that is all that needs to be said. The problem is the DSA organization has made some troubling

statements, especially regarding the Russian invasion of Ukraine:

"Socialists’ Response to War in Ukraine Has Put Some Democrats on Edge
The Democratic Socialists of America’s view that U.S. “imperialist expansionism” through NATO fueled Russia’s invasion has created challenges for politicians aligned with the group.

Not long after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Democratic Socialists of America released a statement that drew instant reproof.

The group condemned the invasion, but also urged the United States “to withdraw from NATO and to end the imperialist expansionism that set the stage for this conflict.”

The position — a watered-down version of a prior, even more pointed statement from the group’s international committee — drew rebukes from a White House spokesman and from a number of Democratic candidates and elected officials, from Long Island congressional contenders to officials in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. But in the New York City area, where the D.S.A.’s largest chapter wields substantial influence, it has also created a challenging dynamic for politicians aligned with the organization."

https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/nyregion/dsa-nato-ukraine-russia.html

Whether people like it or not, that is right out of trump's playbook, and Putin's goal.

NATO was formed as a defensive organization to deter an invasion from Russia into NATO members.

The issue is much more complicated as suggested by this PEW poll:

https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2022/09/19/modest-declines-in-positive-views-of-socialism-and-capitalism-in-u-s/

From what I see if you have to explain what you mean by "socialism", that is a problem from the start. It is not different then the term "defund the police".