I dont mean to detract from your point at all here… In fact, PSL is my favorite org in recent memory, but I have yet to join out of fear.

I hope this comment doesn’t come across as FUD because I certainly don’t want to steer people away from organizing, but… do you ever fear that getting your name on paperwork in one of these orgs could jeopardize your safety? Shit is happening so fast in America right now that I am straight up afraid of organizing. Im thinking of a scenario where PSL headquarters gets raided, and everyone who shows up on an active members list gets shipped to El Salvador.

Kind of a disjointed reply, but I guess all I really wanted to say is that shit is getting really scary right now, and I’m not even part of a vulnerable group. I’m afraid.

Maybe the answer is that, yes, joining a leftist organization during fascist descent does incur massive risks, but that is the necessary burden that American leftists must take for the sake of the people we are oppressing? Maybe now is the time to be brave?