AOC: Only in America Would She be in The Same Party as Biden

AOC: 'In any other country, Joe Biden and I would not be in the same party' 

Richard Mellor
Afscme Local 444, retired

AOC is right, but it’s not just Biden it's most of them in the Democratic Party. Also. If there were one, there will be plenty of opportunity for left Democrats to enter it and hold back the working class elements. Here is a link where we give some historical context as to why the leadership of the trade unions does what it does. Work with Capitalism Not Against It 

We have no opposition party here and certainly no party of the working class. I agree with a comment made about this article on Facebook that while supporting this statement pointed out that she could go a long way to making that happen. But there's more. She is in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA). DSA has rocketed from about 6000 to 60,000 members. This is not small resource. But the leadership of DSA has chosen to support Bernie Sanders and calls for him to be the presidential choice for this Wall Street Party.

We have seen numerous movements in opposition to the capitalist offensive and Facts For Working People has explained that DSA's resources should be used to build and assist that movement and DSA members and independents, where the resources exist, can run for office out of this movement as they condemn both the Democratic and Republican parties as the enemies of working people as they have shown time after time. The disgust with these parties is reflected in the fact that 100 million US workers did not vote in the last election. In addition, Labor Notes, an organization closely connected to the left wing of the labor bureaucracy which is an obstacle,has proven that it can organize conferences and meetings of thousands of rank and file members of organized labor. Despite the leadership of Labor Notes’ tradition of refusing to openly confront the class collaborationist policies of the labor hierarchy both DSA and Labor Notes also have as much if not more opportunity to provide a real alternative to workers and the middle class in the US. Unfortunately, the DA leadership has contracted out its union workers to Labor Notes and those with as similar approach in the trade unions.

Here are a couple of links to articles on DSA and Labor Notes on Facts For Working People Blog. Or search the labels, DSA or Labor Notes on the right side. DSA Labor Notes and the Trade Unions 

See also,

A Fighting Union Leadership Will be Built by Rank and File Activists

14 million Union Members: Why Their Leadership Won't Fight
Here is the link to the AOC article. 

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