I would think “friends* would work as well, but I’ll admit, I was alive in the 50s and 60s. I believe in everything the DSA stands for, but I agree with David, "comrades" harkens back to a failed system and totalitarian states — not Democratic Socialism as it exists today. Comrades also has mo…

Dear fellow Democratic Socialists, I am compelled to comment on a couple of things. 1. Please stop referring to party members as “Comrades.” Taking on the trappings of Soviet era communism is no way to make Democratic Socialism appeal to the general public. If we want to be a viable third part…