Honestly its rude to be invited by a country to meet their president who decided to respond to your criticisms of their administration only to not show up and go meet the opposition.
Being invided and then no showing shows complete disregard to basic diplomatic Etiquette since it was a mission to show solidarity against the embargo
Bonus socdems being cringe part 4.5: about another member that didnt show up to the presidential meeting
Deeply unserious people
I disagree that’s it’s pointless. I think it’s a necessary precondition towards building an effective party that actually has a mass membership given the conditions of the US. However if people disagree and want to join PSL or CPUSA instead then they should!
Why is the assumption that a mass movement can only be built through a less radical organization? Radicalism wins the legitimate that draws the masses. PSL’s extremely strong line on Palestine, predating 10/7, has lead to an explosion in applications. Our uncompromising anti-imperialism is a strength at connecting with the masses.
And when you convert people within DSA (resisting internal forces to do so) what do they do then? The organization cripples its ability to take action through its structure.