I'm deeply concerned with the rise in popularity of the DSA
Basically what the title says. I feel like I know so many people in my generation who support the DSA because they think it just means free healthcare and not sending money to Israel.
Maybe it's pessimistic, but especially these days, even if DSA party members do get into more positions of power and inevitably mess things up, their voter base won't care. To them it was never about results, it was about feeling empowered and morally vindicated by other socialists. Just from talking with others in my generation, I feel like as the boomers are truly phased out, the DSA is going to grow and I really don't have much hope left.
I would love to hear if y'all think there's any hope and I'm just being a doomer, or if this is where you all see this going too.
Edit: Just to clarify, I'm aware one of the bigger driving forces towards the DSA is because people feel stuck and desperate with the current medical and economic situations that many are in. They're willing to support more radical choices with the hope it turns around their situation. It's just frustrating to see that they can't understand that they're being taken advantage of and the DSA would only worsen their situation