WHAT IS DEMOCRATIC SOCIALISM?
Capitalism is a system designed by the owning class to exploit the rest of us for their own profit. We must replace it with democratic socialism, a system where ordinary people have a real voice in our workplaces, neighborhoods, and society.
We believe there are many avenues that feed into the democratic road to socialism. Our vision pushes further than historic social democracy and leaves behind authoritarian visions of socialism in the dustbin of history.
We want a democracy that creates space for us all to flourish not just survive and answers the fundamental questions of our lives with the input of all. We want to collectively own the key economic drivers that dominate our lives, such as energy production and transportation. We want the multiracial working class united in solidarity instead of divided by fear. We want to win “radical” reforms like single-payer Medicare for All, defunding the police/refunding communities, the Green New Deal, and more as a transition to a freer, more just life.
THE NWMI CHAPTER
DSA is the largest socialist organization in the country, with members right here in northwest Michigan. Our chapter encompasses Antrim, Benzie, Charlevoix, Emmet, Grand Traverse, Kalkaska, and Leelanau counties. We’re fighting for worker power, strike power, Medicare for All, housing, food security, the protection of our natural resources and fresh water, the protection of our immigrant friends and neighbors, and an end to imperialist wars.
Northwest Michigan DSA is proud to endorse Kyle Blomquist for Congressional District 1.